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collectivity

[ kol-ek-tiv-i-tee ]

/ ˌkɒl ɛkˈtɪv ɪ ti /

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noun, plural col·lec·tiv·i·ties.

collective character.

a collective whole.

the people collectively.

Origin of collectivity

First recorded in 1860–65; collective + -ity

Words nearby collectivity

collective ownership, collective pitch lever, collective security, collective unconscious, collectivism, collectivity, collectivize, collector, collector electrode, collector's item, collectorate

Example sentences from the Web for collectivity

A collection of individuals is not always, and by the mere fact of its collectivity, a society.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park
An American playwright has indicated amusingly with what ingenuity we can create a collectivity.

The Fruits of Victory |Norman Angell
That the collectivity shall benefit from the services of the servant, the nurse, the teacher—this is a modern ideal.

The Montessori Method |Maria Montessori
This is what is meant when society is described as a collectivity.

Introduction to the Science of Sociology |Robert E. Park

The art of Mr. Arnold Bennett gets its 247bigness, its collectivity, in part—from extension over time.

Ancient Art and Ritual |Jane Ellen Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for collectivity

collectivity

/ (ˌkɒlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the quality or state of being collective

a collective whole or aggregate

people regarded as a whole