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col⋅lec⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty

[kol-ek-tiv-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. collective character.
2. a collective whole.
3. the people collectively.

Origin:
1860–65; collective + -ity
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col·lec·tiv·i·ty   (kŏl'ěk-tĭv'ĭ-tē, kə-lěk'-)   
n.  
  1. The quality or condition of being collective.

  2. The people considered as a body or whole.

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