COLLECTIVE NOUN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does collective noun mean? 

• COLLECTIVE NOUN (noun)
  The noun COLLECTIVE NOUN has 1 sense:

1. a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things

  Familiarity information: COLLECTIVE NOUN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLECTIVE NOUN (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)