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COLLECTIVE NOUN
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("collective noun" is a kind of...):
noun (a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action)