collective

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛktɪv/

The English word “collective” has 10 meanings listed here.

adjective

Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Having plurality of origin or authority.
Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

noun

A farm owned by a collection of people.
One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
A collective noun or name.
A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
The flight control used to control a helicopter's ascent or descent.

Etymology

From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“to collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.

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