collective

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also 1.6 References 2 French 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin collectivus < collectus, pp. of colligere (“‘to collect’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + legere (“‘to gather’”). Cf. French collectif.

[edit] Adjective

collective (not comparable)

1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
2. (obsolete): Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
3. (grammar): Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.

   Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. -Young.

5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.

[edit] Derived terms

• collectiveness

[edit] Related terms

• collect
• collectible
• collection
• collectivity
• collector

[edit] Translations

• Hebrew: שתופי ^(he) (shitûphi)

[edit] Noun

collective (plural collectives)

1. A farm owned by a collection of people.
2. (grammar) A collective noun or name.

[edit] Derived terms

• collectivize
• collective noun

[edit] See also

• collective fruit (Botany), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

[edit] References

• collective in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• collective in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• collective at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

collective

1. feminine form of collectif

   Après une belle action collective, l'équipe a enfin marqué un but.