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collected

/kəˈlɛktɪd/ adjective

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In Latin: conductus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collected at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Gathered together.
    the collected works of Charles Dickens
  2. Cool‐headed, emotionally stable, in focus.
    He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of collect

Origin

From collect + -ed.

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Related Words: congregateamassedconcentratedcomposedpoisedself-possessedself-containedequanimousaccumulatedassembledmassedself-collected

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