(collective singular)

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• collective — I UK [kəˈlektɪv] / US adjective ** 1) involving all the members of a group ministers who share a collective responsibility 2) owned by the government and run by a group of workers II UK [kəˈlektɪv] / US noun [countable] Word forms collective :… …   English dictionary

• collective noun — 1. A collective noun is one that is singular in form and denotes a number of individuals, for example audience, choir, committee, flock, multitude. Apart from the names of individual animals, birds, etc. (deer, grouse, sheep, trout) and names for …   Modern English usage

• collective — [kə lek′ tiv] adj. [ME & OFr collectif < L collectivus] 1. formed by collecting; gathered into a whole 2. of, as, or characteristic of a group; of or by all or many of the individuals in a group acting together [the collective effort of the… …   English World dictionary

• Singular they — is a popular, non technical expression for uses of the pronoun they (and its inflected forms) when plurality is not required by the context. The Chicago Manual of Style notes: On the one hand, it is unacceptable to a great many reasonable readers …   Wikipedia

• Collective — Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing consequences; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Collective fruit — Collective Col*lect ive, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.] 1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the {collective} body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley. [1913 Webster] 2. Deducing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Collective catharsis — is a psychology term developed by Franz Fanon in his book Black Skin, White Masks. The idea being that, in every society, in every collectivity, exists must exist a channel, an outlet through which the forces accumalated in the form of aggression …   Wikipedia

• Collective noun — In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. For example, in the phrase a pride of lions , pride is a collective noun.… …   Wikipedia

• collective noun — Gram. a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects. [1510 20] Usage. Whether a COLLECTIVE NOUN, which is singular in form, is used with a singular or plural verb depends on… …   Universalium

• collective noun — collec′tive noun′ n. gram. use a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of individuals or objects • Etymology: 1510–20 usage: Whether a collective noun will be used with a singular or plural verb …   From formal English to slang

• Singular and plural — ◊ GRAMMAR The singular is the form of a count noun or a verb which you use when referring to one person or thing. The plural is the form which you use when referring to more than one person or thing. For details of these forms, see entries at… …   Useful english dictionary