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collective
- /kəˈlɛktɪv/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪv
Where it comes from
From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“to collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.
adjective
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Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
the collective body of a nation
Similar: congregated, aggregated
- Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne […] to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.
- Having plurality of origin or authority.
- Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
- Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. critical and collective reason
noun collectives
- A farm owned by a collection of people.
- One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
- A collective noun or name.
- A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest. There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.
- The flight control used to control a helicopter's ascent or descent. A pilot normally holds the collective stationary until the helicopter stops; however, to get more braking action, lower the collective slightly. Keep in mind that, due to the increased ground friction when the collective is lowered or[…]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aggregative, aggregate, clustered, agglomerative, agglomerate, mass, joint, corporate, made-up, socialistic, socialist, built, agglomerated, assembled, collectivized, cluster
Translations
Every language
adj formed by gathering or collecting
| Italiano | collettivo |
|---|---|
| Русский | сбо́рный sbórnyj |
adj tending to collect; forming a collection
| Español | colectivo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | comune |
| Русский | собира́тельный sobirátelʹnyj |
adj having plurality of origin or authority
| Русский | коллекти́вный kollektívnyj |
|---|
adj in grammar
| Español | colectivo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | collettivo |
| Ελληνικά | περιληπτικός periliptikós |
| Русский | собира́тельный sobirátelʹnyj |
noun state farm
| Русский | колхо́з kolxóz |
|---|
noun in grammar
| Português | coletivo |
|---|---|
| Français | collectif |
| Ελληνικά | περιληπτικό όνομα periliptikó ónoma, περιληπτική έννοια periliptikí énnoia |
| Русский | собира́тельное sobirátelʹnoje |
noun group
| Español | colectivo |
|---|---|
| Português | coletivo |
| Deutsch | Kollektiv |
| Ελληνικά | συλλογικότητα syllogikótita |
| Русский | коллекти́в kollektív |
Talk about this word "collective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/collective. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. collective. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/collective "collective." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/collective.Cite this
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title = {collective},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/collective},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
