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collective number

collective number noun: a collective noun used to indicate a set of items of a particular size.

Noun

collective number (plural collective numbers)

  1. A collective noun used to indicate a set of items of a particular size.

Forms of collective number

pluralcollective numbers

Questions about collective number

What does collective number mean?
Collective number means a collective noun used to indicate a set of items of a particular size.
What part of speech is collective number?
Collective number is a noun.
What is the plural of collective number?
The plural of collective number is collective numbers.

Words near collective number in the dictionary

  1. collective mode
  2. collective note
  3. collective notes
  4. collective noun
  5. collective nouns
  6. collective number
  7. collective numbers
  8. collective numeral
  9. collective numerals
  10. collective punishment
  11. collective punishments

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