Complete Definition of "collective noun"

English

Noun
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en-noun|sg=collective noun

  1. grammar A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.

Synonyms
noun of assemblage
noun of multitude

Translations

Afrikaans: versamelnaam m, collectivum n
Bosnian: zbirna imenica f
Dutch: verzamelnaam m, collectivum n
Icelandic: safnheiti n
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Serbian:

Spanish: sustantivo colectivo m, nombre colectivo m

See also
mass noun
w:List of collective nouns by collective term|List of collective nouns by collective term on Wikipedia
Appendix:Collective nouns

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