collective

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1. 1.Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] "Critical and collective reason." Sir T. Browne.
2. 2.(Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
3. 3.Tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.A collective noun or name.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.] "Critical and collective reason." Sir T. Browne called?
• What is expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc called?
• What is tending to collect; forming a collection. Local is his throne . . . to fix a point, A central point, collective of his sons. Young called?