collectives

[kuh-lek-tiv]

col·lec·tive

[kuh-lek-tiv]
adjective
1.
formed by collection.
2.
forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries.
3.
of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership.
4.
organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm.
noun
6.
a collective body; aggregate.
7.
a business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
8.
a unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.

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Collectives is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English collectif (< Middle French ) < Latin collēctīvus, equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -īvus -ive

col·lec·tive·ly, adverb
non·col·lec·tive, adjective
non·col·lec·tive·ly, adverb
un·col·lec·tive, adjective
un·col·lec·tive·ly, adverb
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