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1 collective
[-tiv]1) (of a number of people etc combined into one group: This success was the result of a collective effort.) fælles; kollektiv2) (of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole: `Cattle' is a collective noun.) kollektiv; fællesnavn* * *[-tiv]1) (of a number of people etc combined into one group: This success was the result of a collective effort.) fælles; kollektiv2) (of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole: `Cattle' is a collective noun.) kollektiv; fællesnavn -
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3 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) samle2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) afhente•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) kollektiv; kollektivfarm- collector* * *[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) samle2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) afhente•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) kollektiv; kollektivfarm- collector
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