- col|lec|ta|ne|a
- col|lec|ta|ne|aOL ehk TAY nee uh», noun plural.passages collected from various writings; miscellany.╂[< Latin collectānea < colligere to collect]
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col|lec´tive|ness — col|lec|tive «kuh LEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or as a group; taken all together; aggregate: »collective revenues of the government. 1. of or derived from a number of persons taken or acting together; common: »the collective wisdom of… … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tive — «kuh LEHK tihv», adjective, noun. –adj. of or as a group; taken all together; aggregate: »collective revenues of the government. 1. of or derived from a number of persons taken or acting together; common: »the collective wisdom of Congress. The… … Useful english dictionary
col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion — col|lec|ti|vise «kuh LEHK tuh vyz», transitive verb, vised, vis|ing. Especially British. collectivize. –col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|ti|vise — «kuh LEHK tuh vyz», transitive verb, vised, vis|ing. Especially British. collectivize. –col|lec´ti|vi|sa´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tor's item — col|lec|tors item or col|lec|tor s item «kuh LEHK tuhrz», an object rare and unusual enough or close enough to perfection to be suitable for and prized by a collector … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tors' item — or col|lec|tor s item «kuh LEHK tuhrz», an object rare and unusual enough or close enough to perfection to be suitable for and prized by a collector … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tar|i|um — «KOL ehk TAYR ee uhm», noun, plural i|a « ee uh». a book, used in medieval times, containing the collects used in the liturgy. ╂[< Medieval Latin collectarium < collecta; see etym. under collect2 (Cf. ↑collect)] … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tion — «kuh LEHK shuhn», noun. 1. the act of bringing together; coming together: »The collection of these stamps took ten years. The collection of a crowd there was unexpected. 2. a group of things gathered from many places and belonging together: »a… … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tive|ly — «kuh LEHK tihv lee», adverb. 1. as a group; all together: »Taken collectively, the club members are a pleasant group, though there are a few discontented members. 2. in a singular form, but with a plural meaning. In the sentence “We caught many… … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tiv|ism — «kuh LEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a political and economic system in which the means of production of goods and services and the distribution of wealth are controlled by the people as a group or by the government, for example a system such as… … Useful english dictionary
