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collective

/kəˈlɛktɪv/ adjective C1
  1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body. · the collective body of a nation
  2. Tending to collect; forming a collection.
  3. Having plurality of origin or authority.
  4. Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form.
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“Ah, ah,” murmured he, “is Dantès then a member of some Carbonari society, that his protector thus employs the collective form?
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 59 · C1
Thanks to these massive collective efforts, the city managed to push back Day Zero.
The City That Almost Ran Dry, p. 1 · B2
The sudden proliferation of these remarkable performances demonstrated a fascinating phenomenon regarding human potential and collective sports psychology.
Shattering the Impossible: The Four-Minute Mile, p. 1 · C1
He devised an ingenious solution that relied on the collective effort of ordinary people from across the English-speaking world.
A Dictionary Built by the People, p. 1 · C1

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