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non-collective

non--col·lec·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh-lek-tiv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kəˈlɛk tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kuh-lek-tiv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ kəˈlɛk tɪv/

Definitions of non-collective word

  • adjective non-collective formed by collection. 1
  • adjective non-collective forming a whole; combined: the collective assets of a corporation and its subsidiaries. 1
  • adjective non-collective of or characteristic of a group of individuals taken together: the collective wishes of the membership. 1
  • adjective non-collective organized according to the principles of collectivism: a collective farm. 1
  • noun non-collective collective noun. 1
  • noun non-collective a collective body; aggregate. 1
See all 8 definitions of non-collective

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Origin of non-collective

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English collectif (< Middle French) < Latin collēctīvus, equivalent to collēct(us) (past participle of colligere; see collect1) + -īvus -ive

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Parts of speech for Non-collective

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-collective

non-collective popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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