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collective numeral

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A numeral that signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together, in the sense of—both, all three, all four, etc.

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  • Armenian: անձներական թվական (anjnerakan tʻvakan) — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Czech: souborová číslovka — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • German: Sammelzahlwort — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Hungarian: gyűjtő számnév — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Hungarian: gyűjtőszámnév — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Romanian: numeral colectiv — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Russian: собира́тельное числи́тельное (sobirátelʹnoje čislítelʹnoje) — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Serbo-Croatian: збирни број — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together
  • Serbo-Croatian: zbirni broj — a numeral, which signifies that several persons or things are taken definitely and unitedly together