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Etymology

From Latin collectivus < collectus, past participle of colligere (“to collect”) < com- (“together”) + legere (“to gather”). Compare French collectif.

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.

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Noun

collective (plural collectives)

  1. A farm owned by a collection of people.
  2. (grammar) A collective noun or name.
  3. (by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
    • 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)
      There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

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French

Adjective

collective

  1. Feminine form of collectif.
    Après une belle action collective, l'équipe a enfin marqué un but.

 

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