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col·lec·tive
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kəˈlɛk
tɪv
/
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uh
-
lek
-tiv
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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.
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noun
5.
collective
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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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
collectif
(<
Middle French
) <
Latin
collēctīvus,
equivalent to
collēct
(
us
) (past participle of
colligere;
see
collect
1
) +
-īvus
-ive
Related forms
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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