Collective
Collective , adjective
[Latin collectivus: compare French 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
2.
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obsolete]
Critical and collective reason.
3.
(Grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.
4.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Local is his throne... to fix a point,
A central point, collective of his sons.
5.
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Collocations (1)
Collective fruit (Botany) , that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. — Gray
Collective , noun
(Grammar) A collective noun or name.