1. Adjective
Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
2. Adjective
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
3. Adjective
Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
4. Adjective
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
5. Adjective
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
6. Noun
A collective noun or name.
7. Adjective
set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"
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