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collective en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /kəˈlɛktɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective 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.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
   • the collective body of a nation
2. (not-comparable) Tending to collect; forming a collection.
   • Local is his throne […] to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons. 1743, [Edward Young], “Night the Fourth. The Christian Triumph.”, in The Complaint: Or, Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […]; [a]nd sold by M[ary] Cooper, […], →OCLC, page 18:
3. (not-comparable) Having plurality of origin or authority.
4. (not-comparable) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
5. (not-comparable, obsolete) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
   • critical and collective reason 1642, [Thomas Browne], “(please specify the page)”, in Religio Medici, London: […] Andrew Crooke, →OCLC:

Deriveds

collective security · collective title · collective numeral · collectivization · collective buying · collective action · collective study · collective note · collective mode · collective punishment · collective agreement · collective fruit · collective unconscious · collective memory · noncollective · collective bargaining · collective-bargaining agreement · collective West · collectiveness · collective number · anticollective · collective investment scheme · collective call sign · collectively · collective noun · hypercollective · collectivist · collective species · collectivism

Relateds

collect · collector · collectivity · collection · collectible

Synonyms

aggregated · congregated

Translations (35)

el περιληπτικός (in grammar) · ru собира́тельный (tending to collect; forming a collection) · ru собира́тельный (in grammar) · nl collectief (in grammar) · be збо́рны (formed by gathering or collecting) · ru сбо́рный (formed by gathering or collecting) · be калекты́ўны (having plurality of origin or authority) · it collettivo (formed by gathering or collecting) · bg събира́телен (in grammar) · id kolektif (formed by gathering or collecting) · uk збі́рний (in grammar) · uk колекти́вний (having plurality of origin or authority) · uk збі́рний (formed by gathering or collecting) · it comune (tending to collect; forming a collection) · ms kolektif (formed by gathering or collecting) · ca col·lectiu (in grammar) · mi tōpūtanga (formed by gathering or collecting) · fi yhteinen (formed by gathering or collecting) · fa-ira جَمْعی (formed by gathering or collecting) · pl zbiorowy (in grammar) · fi kokoava (tending to collect; forming a collection) · be збо́рны (in grammar) · es colectivo (in grammar) · es colectivo (tending to collect; forming a collection) · tg ҷамъӣ (formed by gathering or collecting) · eo kolektiva (having plurality of origin or authority) · it collettivo (in grammar) · bg колекти́вен (having plurality of origin or authority) · fi yhteinen (having plurality of origin or authority) · fi kollektiivinen (in grammar) · kk ұжымдық (formed by gathering or collecting) · nl collectief (formed by gathering or collecting) · fa-ira جَمْعی (having plurality of origin or authority) · ru коллекти́вный (having plurality of origin or authority) · lt kuopinis (in grammar)

collective en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /kəˈlɛktɪv/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective 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.

Meanings

1. A farm owned by a collection of people.
2. (especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
3. A collective noun or name.
4. (broadly) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
   • Critical Art Ensemble is one of many art collectives operating on the principle that information is power and that it is most effectively made available through a combination of science and aesthetics. 2006 March 5, Holland Cotter, “The Collective Conscious”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • 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. 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985, page 76:
   • Today’s collectives create together, tour together, exhibit together, live together, survive together, eat together, sleep together, march together, fight together and party together, too. 2021 October 13, Adam Bradley, “The Creative Collectives Finding Strength in Numbers”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
5. The flight control used to control a helicopter's ascent or descent.
   • Hover height, rate of ascent, and the rate of descent are controlled by using the collective. Helicopter position and the direction of travel are controlled by the cyclic. 2021 July 27, Federal Aviation Administration, Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21B, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
   • 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[…] 2012, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21A, Ravenio Books:

Forms

Deriveds

collectivize · collective noun · thought collective

Translations (27)

bg колекти́в (group) · mi kiritōpū (group) · mi tōpūtanga (group) · pt coletivo (group) · eo kolektivo (group) · br strollder (in grammar) · ru собира́тельное (in grammar) · nl verzamelnaam (in grammar) · fi kollektiivinen substantiivi (in grammar) · el περιληπτική έννοια (in grammar) · cy enw torfol (in grammar) · fr collectif (in grammar) · fi kollektiivi (group) · ru коллекти́в (group) · ca col·lectiu (group) · es colectivo (group) · fi kolhoosi (state farm) · de Kollektiv (group) · ru колхо́з (state farm) · uk колго́сп (state farm) · be калекты́ў (group) · uk колекти́в (group) · fi kollektiivitila (farm owned by a group) · el συλλογικότητα (group) · el περιληπτικό όνομα (in grammar) · nl collectief (group) · pt coletivo (in grammar)