COLLECTIVELY

jointly, collectively, conjointly, together with

(adverb) in conjunction with; combined; “our salaries put together couldn’t pay for the damage”; “we couldn’t pay for the damages with all our salaries put together”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

collectively (not comparable)

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

Synonyms

• jointly, mutually; see also jointly

Source: Wiktionary

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Col*lect"ive*ly, adv.

Definition: In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.

COLLECTIVE

Col*lect"ive, a. Etym: [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]

1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation. Bp. Hoadley.

2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] "Critical and collective reason." Sir T. Browne.

3. (Gram.)

Definition: Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.

4. Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.

5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note. Collective fruit (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit. Gray.

Col*lect"ive, n. (Gram.)

Definition: A collective noun or name.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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