collective noun
Noun
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Noun
collective noun (plural collective nouns)
- (grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. Examples: a school of fish, a pride of lions.
- French: nom collectif
- German: Sammelname, Kollektivum
- Portuguese: substantivo coletivo
- Russian: собира́тельное существи́тельное
- Spanish: sustantivo colectivo, nombre colectivo
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