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collect (2)

col·lect [ kóllikt, kó lèkt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
short formal prayer: a short formal prayer that can vary according to the day, said before the reading of the epistle in some Christian church services

[13th century. Via Old French< late Latin collecta "assembly" < Latin collect- (see collect1)]
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