01 a. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
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Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. See: collective
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2.
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.[Obs.]
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3.
Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.(Gram.)
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4.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.“Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons.” — Young.
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5.
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Phrases & compounds
Collective fruit —
that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.