Collective /(?)/
Col·lect·ive
Collective
a.
- Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
- Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]
- Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc. (Gram.)
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Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons.
- Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Phrases & Compounds
- Collective fruit
- that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.
Collective
n.
- A collective noun or name. (Gram.)