Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Collective \Col*lect"ive\, n. (Gram.)
A collective noun or name.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Collective \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F.
collectif.]
1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass,
sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the
collective body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley.
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2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]
"Critical and collective reason." --Sir T. Browne.
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3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of
individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or
noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
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4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.
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Local is his throne . . . to fix a point,
A central point, collective of his sons. --Young.
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5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy,
a note signed by the representatives of several
governments is called a collective note.
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Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass
of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; --
called also multiple fruit. --Gray.
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collective
adj 1: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together;
"a joint identity"; "the collective mind"; "the corporate
good" [syn: corporate, collective]
2: forming a whole or aggregate [ant: distributive]
3: set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and
production by the workers involved usually under the
supervision of a government; "collective farms"
n 1: members of a cooperative enterprise
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