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English
Etymology
From Latin collectivus < collectus, past participle of colligere (“to collect”) < com- (“together”) + legere (“to gather”). Compare French collectif.
Adjective
collective (not comparable)
- Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
- (obsolete): Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
- (grammar): Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
- Tending to collect; forming a collection.
- Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. -Young.
- Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
collective (plural collectives)
- A farm owned by a collection of people.
- (grammar) A collective noun or name.
- (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.
- 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)
Derived terms
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.
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
French
Adjective
collective
- Feminine form of collectif.
- Après une belle action collective, l'équipe a enfin marqué un but.
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