collective noun

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1 English
- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Synonyms
  - 1.1.2 Translations
- 1.2 See also

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Collective noun

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collective noun

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collective nouns

collective noun (plural collective nouns)

(grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.

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Noun referring to a group of similar things

Afrikaans: versamelnaam af(af) m., collectivum af(af) n.
Bosnian: zbirna imenica bs(bs) f.
Dutch: verzamelnaam nl(nl) m., collectivum nl(nl) n.
German: Kollektivum de(de) n.
Icelandic: safnheiti is(is) n.
Japanese: 集合名詞 ja(ja) (shūgōmeisi)

Macedonian: збирна именка mk(mk) (zbírna ímenka) f.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: збирна именица f.

Roman: zbirna imenica f.
Spanish: sustantivo colectivo es(es) m., nombre colectivo es(es) m.

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