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collective

The correct spelling is collective.

How to pronounce collective

noun

IPA: /kəˈlɛktɪv/

Say it like: Col-lec-tiv-e

The correct spelling is collective. A farm owned by a collection of people For example: "the collective body of a nation"

Usage Examples

the collective body of a nation

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A farm owned by a collection of people
  2. 2.(especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
  3. 3.(grammar) a collective noun or name
  4. 4.(by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest

adjective

  1. 1.Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated
  2. 2.Tending to collect; forming a collection
  3. 3.Having plurality of origin or authority
  4. 4.(grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
  5. 5.Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

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