kɔˈlektɪv adj. & n. --adj. 1 formed by or constituting a
collection. 2 taken as a
whole;
aggregate (our collective opinion). 3 of or
from several or
many individuals;
common. --n. 1 a = collective
farm. b
any cooperative enterprise. c
its members. 2 = collective
noun. øcollective bargaining negotiation of wages etc. by an organized
body of employees. collective farm a jointly-operated
esp. State-owned amalgamation of several smallholdings. collective noun Gram. a noun
that is grammatically
singular and denotes a collection or
number of individuals (e.g.
assembly,
family, troop). collective ownership ownership of
land,
means of
production,
etc., by
all for the benefit of all. collective
unconscious Psychol. (in
Jungian theory) the
part of the unconscious
mind derived from
ancestral memory and
experience common to all
mankind, as
distinct from the
personal unconscious. øøcollectively adv. collectiveness n. collectivity n. [F collectif or L collectivus (as COLLECT(1))]
