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collectivity

[ kol-ek-tiv-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural col·lec·tiv·i·ties.

collectivity

/ ˌkɒlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

First recorded in 1860–65; collective + -ity

That the collectivity shall benefit from the services of the servant, the nurse, the teacher—this is a modern ideal.

The perfection of the collectivity cannot be that material and brutal solidarity which comes from mechanical organisation alone.

According to Kropotkin, in future there will exist solely property of the collectivity in all things indiscriminately.

The art of Mr. Arnold Bennett gets its 247bigness, its collectivity, in part—from extension over time.

They lacked those qualities of collectivity which characterized Rome and England.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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