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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lec•tive /kəˈlɛktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - formed by collection.
- forming a whole;
combined: our collective assets. - characteristic of a group:[before a noun]their collective will.
- Government organized according to the principles of collectivism:[before a noun]a collective farm.
n. [countable] - Governmentan organization in a collectivist system, esp. a collective farm.
col•lec•tive•ly, adv.: They acted collectively in turning down the offer. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024col•lec•tive (kə lek′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - formed by collection.
- forming a whole;
combined:the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries. - of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together:the collective wishes of the membership.
- Governmentorganized according to the principles of collectivism:a collective farm.
n. - GrammarSee collective noun.
- a collective body;
aggregate. - Governmenta business, farm, etc., jointly owned and operated by the members of a group.
- Governmenta unit of organization or the organization in a collectivist system.
- Latin collēctīvus, equivalent. to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -īvus -ive
- Middle French)
- late Middle English collectif (1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: collective /kəˈlɛktɪv/ adj - formed or assembled by collection
- forming a whole or aggregate
- of, done by, or characteristic of individuals acting in cooperation
n - a cooperative enterprise or unit, such as a collective farm
- the members of such a cooperative
- short for collective noun
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