noun
Meaning 1
The condition of being collective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collectiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
collectivity
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noun
Meaning 2
A body of people considered as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin colligō Latin collēctus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English collectivity From collective + -ity.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: collectivité — the condition of being collective
- Italian: collettività — the condition of being collective
- Manx: co-chadjinys — the condition of being collective
- French: collectivité — a body of people considered as a whole
- Polish: zbiorowość — a body of people considered as a whole
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