collective

  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.  (obsolete) : Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
  3. Adjective.  (grammar) : 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 farm owned by a collection of people.
  7. Noun.  (grammar) A collective noun or name.
  8. Noun.  (by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.

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