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COLLECTIVE
Definition of COLLECTIVE
adjective
Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
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Where it comes from
From Middle French collectif, from Latin collēctīvus, from collēctus, past participle of colligō (“to collect”), from com- (“together”) + legō (“to gather”). Compare French collectif. Doublet of colectivo.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.7%
of traced words share this origin (23,888)
branch · 30.7% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
COLLECTIVE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 137, 4 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 18 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 137, 4 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
COLLECTIVE starts with C and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read CCEEILLOTV - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C, L and E appear more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start COLLEC
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found COLLECTIVE?
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