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Collectable vs Collected - What's the difference?

collectable | collected |

As adjectives the difference between collectable and collected

is that collectable is suitable for collecting while collected is , emotionally , in focus.

As a noun collectable

is anything that someone might want to collect.

As a verb collected is

(collect).

collectable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Suitable for collecting.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that someone might want to collect.

    • Alternative forms

    * collectible (American English)

    collected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • , emotionally , in focus.
    • He stayed collected throughout the ordeal.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * calm, cool, composed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (collect)
  • *
    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.