Col*lect"ive , n. (Gram.) A collective noun or name.
Col*lect"ive (?), a. [L. collectivus: cf. F.
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. [Obs.] "Critical and collective reason."
Sir T. Browne.
3. (Gram.) 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.
Young.
5.
Having plurality of origin or
authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by
the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a
mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like;
-- called also multiple
fruit. Gray.
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