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raccolta

Definitions of raccolta
  1. noun
    the act of gathering something together
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    types:
    collazione
    assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence
    compilazione
    the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
    addensamento, increspamento, increspatura
    the act of gathering something
    numismatica
    the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
    filatelia
    the collection and study of postage stamps
    messe, mietitura
    the gathering of a ripened crop
    type of:
    raggruppamento
    the activity of putting things together in groups
  2. noun
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
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    examples:
    levante
    the countries of Asia
    pleiade
    a star cluster in the constellation Taurus
    types:
    processione
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    farmacopea
    a collection or stock of drugs
    filza, litania
    a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
    abbigliamento, guardaroba, vestiario
    collection of clothing belonging to one person
    vestiario
    collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company
    popolazione
    (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn
    batteria
    a collection of related things intended for use together
    racimolo
    any collection in its entirety
    contenuto
    everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
    mazzo
    a complete collection of similar things
    conglomerato
    a jumbled collection or mass
    affastellamento, catasta, pila
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
    combinazione
    a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    fauna
    all the animal life in a particular region or period
    aggregazione, assieme, assortimento, bardatura, collezione, finimento, scelta, serie, successione, varietà
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
    categoria
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    fagotto, fardello, fastello, involto, mazzetta, mazzo, pacco
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
    avvocato difensore, difesa
    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    galassia, nebulosa
    (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust
    armata, flotta
    a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
    parco
    group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership
    repertorio
    a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
    repertorio
    the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
    accozzaglia, gamma, insalata, mescolanza, ventaglio
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    accumulo, ammassamento, ammasso, ammucchiamento, ammucchiata, caterva, cumulazione, cumulo, mandata, massa, mucchio
    a collection of things or persons to be handled together
    infornata
    all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
    convoglio
    a collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships
    traffico
    the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
    aeronautica, aviazione
    the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
    flora, vegetazione, verde
    all the plant life in a particular region or period
    giurisprudenza, legge
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    serraglio
    a collection of live animals for study or display
    tesoro
    a collection of precious things
    categoria grammaticale
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
    fascio, mazzetta, mazzo
    a grouping of a number of similar things
    zolla
    a compact mass
    concimaia, letamaio
    a heap of dung or refuse
    parrucca, zazzera
    a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
    pira, rogo
    wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
    biblioteca
    a collection of books
    abbinata, accoppiata, coppia, diade, pariglia
    a set of two similar things considered as a unit
    terzina, triade, trio
    a set of three similar things considered as a unit
    quartina
    a set of four similar things considered as a unit
    sestetto
    a set of six similar things considered as a unit
    attaccatura
    a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
    declinazione
    a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
    coniugazione
    a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
    coniugazione
    the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
    essenziale
    a small group of indispensable persons or things
    scelta, selezione
    an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
    accozzamento, calderone, farragine
    a motley assortment of things
    autocolonna, carovana, convoglio, scorta
    a procession of land vehicles traveling together
    aggregato
    a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
    carovana, treno
    a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
    corteo
    a procession of people walking together
    corteo, parata, sfilata, teoria
    a ceremonial procession including people marching
    boscaglia, ceduo, fratta, sterpaglia
    a dense growth of bushes
    cespuglio
    dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
    bosco, foresta, selva
    the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
    Via Lattea
    the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
    type of:
    gruppo, insieme
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  3. noun
    a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
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    types:
    abbinata, accoppiata, coppia, diade, pariglia
    a set of two similar things considered as a unit
    terzina, triade, trio
    a set of three similar things considered as a unit
    quartina
    a set of four similar things considered as a unit
    sestetto
    a set of six similar things considered as a unit
    attaccatura
    a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
    coniugazione
    the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
    essenziale
    a small group of indispensable persons or things
    organico
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
    type of:
    aggregazione, assortimento, collezione, scelta, varietà
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  4. noun
    a group of persons together in one place
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    types:
    abbinata, accoppiata, coppia, diade, pariglia
    two people considered as a unit
    terzetto, triade, trio
    three people considered as a unit
    quartetto
    four people considered as a unit
    quintetto
    five people considered as a unit
    sestetto
    six people considered as a unit
    assemblea
    a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose
    affollamento, codazzo, concorso, folla, moltitudine, popolo
    a large gathering of people
    audienza, auditorio, auditorium, platea, pubblico, sala, udienza, uditorio
    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
    cittadinanza, comunità, gruppo sociale, popolazione, società
    a group of people living in a particular local area
    cast
    the actors in a play
    classe
    a body of students who are taught together
    combriccola, congrega, ganga, genia, grappolo
    an informal body of friends
    quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
    comizio
    a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
    fiera, fiera campionaria
    gathering of producers to promote business
    entourage
    the group following and attending to some important person
    adunanza, adunata
    a gathering of military personnel for duty
    abbinata, accoppiata, coppia, diade, duo
    a pair who associate with one another
    orda
    a vast multitude
    branco
    a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
    calca, fitta, mischia, pressa, ressa, stretta
    a dense crowd of people
    frotta, legione, orda, schiera, stuolo, torma, truppa
    a moving crowd
    genia, marmaglia
    a disorderly crowd of people
    brigata, comitiva, compagnia
    a social gathering of guests or companions
    vicinato
    people living near one another
    città
    people living in a large densely populated municipality
    frazione, provincia, villaggio
    a community of people smaller than a town
    capitolo
    an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
    festa, intrattenimento, party, ricevimento, trattenimento
    a group of people gathered together for pleasure
    stormo
    an orderly crowd
    conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
    conferenza, congresso, convegno, lettura, simposio, tavola rotonda
    a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
    convention
    a large formal assembly
    concilio
    a meeting of people for consultation
    camera
    a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly
    corte, tribunale
    an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
    rigurgito
    an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
    type of:
    comunità, gruppo sociale, società
    people sharing some social relation
  5. noun
    the yield from plants in a single growing season
    synonyms: coglitura, colta, raccolto
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