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collective noun

col·lec·tive noun
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-lek-tiv noun]
    • /kəˈlɛk tɪv naʊn/
    • /kəˈlek.tɪv naʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-lek-tiv noun]
    • /kəˈlɛk tɪv naʊn/

Definitions of collective noun words

  • countable noun collective noun A collective noun is a noun such as 'family' or 'team' that refers to a group of people or things. 3
  • noun collective noun a noun that is singular in form but that refers to a group of people or things 3
  • noun collective noun a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects. 1
  • noun collective noun name for a grouping of sth 1
  • noun collective noun (grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions. 0

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Origin of collective noun

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1510-20

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Parts of speech for Collective noun

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

collective noun popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

collective noun usage trend in Literature

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