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collective

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"Held by a group"

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10 lettersPronunciation /kəˈlɛktɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted cceeillotvStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government

Word origin

From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“to collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.

Used in a sentence

  • the collective body of a nation
  • Local is his throne […] to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.
  • critical and collective reason

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