collation
French, noun/kɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
collation is spelled C-O-L-L-A-T-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Collation is a French feminine noun meaning “the process of granting an academic degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Repas léger que les catholiques font les jours de jeûne pour remplacer le souper, et par extension, un repas…”.
What does collation mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethe process of granting an academic degree
- 2
femininea snack
- 3
femininespecifically, a light snack usually taken between breakfast and lunch (often employed as the analogue of English brunch)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Repas léger que les catholiques font les jours de jeûne pour remplacer le souper, et par extension, un repas léger pris au cours de la journée. 2. Repas léger qu’on fait dans l’après-dîner à l’occasion d’une cérémonie, d’une chasse, etc. 3. N'importe quelle espèce de repas léger, pris à n'importe quelle heure du jour ou de la nuit, et dans toutes sortes d'occasions. 4. Action, droit de conférer à quelqu’un des grades universitaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of collation
- collations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce collation?
- /kɔ.la.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.la.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is collation in French?
collation appears 1.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).