The difference between Collective and Collective noun
When used as nouns, collective means a farm owned by a collection of people, whereas collective noun means a noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.
Collective is also adjective with the meaning: formed by gathering or collecting.
check bellow for the other definitions of Collective and Collective noun
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Collective as an adjective:
formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated
Examples:
"the collective body of a nation"
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Collective as an adjective:
tending to collect; forming a collection
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Collective as an adjective:
having plurality of origin or authority
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Collective as an adjective (grammar):
expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
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Collective as an adjective (obsolete):
deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
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Collective as a noun:
a farm owned by a collection of people
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Collective as a noun (especially, in communist countries):
one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
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Collective as a noun (grammar):
a collective noun or name
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Collective as a noun (by extension):
a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
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Collective noun as a noun (grammar):
A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.