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collectivity

[ kol-ek-tiv-i-tee ]

noun

, plural col·lec·tiv·i·ties.
  1. collective character.
  2. a collective whole.
  3. the people collectively.


collectivity

/ ˌkɒlɛkˈtɪvɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the quality or state of being collective
  2. a collective whole or aggregate
  3. people regarded as a whole
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of collectivity1

First recorded in 1860–65; collective + -ity
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Example Sentences

That the collectivity shall benefit from the services of the servant, the nurse, the teacher—this is a modern ideal.

The perfection of the collectivity cannot be that material and brutal solidarity which comes from mechanical organisation alone.

According to Kropotkin, in future there will exist solely property of the collectivity in all things indiscriminately.

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

They lacked those qualities of collectivity which characterized Rome and England.

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