different between collective vs collectable

English

Etymology

From Middle French collectif, from Latin coll?ct?vus, from coll?ctus, past participle of collig? (“I collect”), from com- (“together”) + leg? (“I gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?kt?v/
• Hyphenation, US: col?lec?tive; UK: col?lect?ive
• Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

collective (not comparable)

1. formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated

2. tending to collect; forming a collection
3. having plurality of origin or authority
4. (grammar) expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form
5. (obsolete) deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
   • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici

     critical and collective reason

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Noun

collective (plural collectives)

1. a farm owned by a collection of people
2. (especially in communist countries) one of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community
3. (grammar) a collective noun or name
4. (by extension) a group dedicated to a particular cause or interest
   • 2005, Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)

     There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

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See also

• collective fruit (Botany), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

References

• collective in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• collective in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• collective at OneLook Dictionary Search

Further reading

• "collective" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 69.

French

Adjective

collective

1. feminine singular of collectif

Latin

Adjective

coll?ct?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of coll?ct?vus

English

Alternative forms

• collectible (American English)

Etymology

collect +? -able

Adjective

collectable (not comparable)

1. Suitable for collecting.

Noun

collectable (plural collectables)

1. Anything that someone might want to collect.
   • 2006, Katie Salen Tekinbas, Eric Zimmerman, The Game Design Reader: A Rules of Play Anthology (page 551)

     The mindset of making collectables runs against that of making games—if you succeed in the collectable department then there is a tendency to keep new players out and to drive old ones away because of escalating prices.

Synonyms

• collector's item

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