collective
English
Etymology
From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“I collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“I gather”). Compare French collectif.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɛktɪv/
- Hyphenation, US: col‧lec‧tive; UK: col‧lect‧ive
- Rhymes: -ɛktɪv
Adjective
collective (not comparable)
- formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated
- the collective body of a nation
- tending to collect; forming a collection
- Young
- Local is his throne […] to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.
- Young
- having plurality of origin or authority
- (grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
- (obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
- Sir Thomas Browne
- critical and collective reason
- Sir Thomas Browne
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
tending to collect; forming a collection
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deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring
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Noun
collective (plural collectives)
- a farm owned by a collection of people
- (especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
- (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)
Translations
farm owned by a group
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group
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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, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- collective at OneLook Dictionary Search
Further reading
- "collective" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 69.
French
Adjective
collective
- feminine singular of collectif
- Après une belle action collective, l'équipe a enfin marqué un but. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Latin
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