The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F.
   compilation.]
   1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from
      various sources.
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   2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document
      composed of materials gathering from other books or
      documents.
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            His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely
            distinguished from the compilations of ordinary
            bookmakers.                           --Macaulay.
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Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "compilation":
   Festschrift, album, ana, analects, anthology, aquarium, beauties,
   body, canon, chrestomathy, collectanea, collected works,
   collection, complete works, corpus, data, delectus, florilegium,
   flowers, fund, garden, garland, holdings, library, menagerie,
   miscellanea, miscellany, museum, omnibus, photograph album,
   quotation book, raw data, scrapbook, symposium, treasure, zoo