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Definitions for collective noun
col·lec·tive noun
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Princeton's WordNet
collective nounnoun
a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
Wiktionary
collective nounnoun
A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.
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collective noun
A collective noun is a word or term used to describe a group or collection of people, animals, or things considered as a single unit. Examples include "team" (for a group of players), "flock" (for a group of birds), "bunch" (for a group of bananas), or "crowd" (for a group of people).
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of collective noun in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of collective noun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Translations for collective noun
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- kollektief, collectivum, versamelnaamAfrikaans
- KollektivumGerman
- nombre colectivo, sustantivo colectivoSpanish
- kollektiivisubstantiiviFinnish
- nom collectifFrench
- ainmear trusaidhScottish Gaelic
- safnheitiIcelandic
- 集合名詞Japanese
- 집합명사, 集合名詞Korean
- збирна именкаMacedonian
- verzamelnaam, collectivumDutch
- substantivo coletivoPortuguese
- substantiv colectivRomanian
- собирательное существительноеRussian
- zbirna imenica, збирна именицаSerbo-Croatian
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