collective noun

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˌlɛk.tɪv ˈnaʊn/ Hyphenation: col‧lec‧tive‧noun === Noun === collective noun (plural collective nouns) (grammar) A noun which, though singular, refers to a group of things or animals. ==== Synonyms ==== collective noun of assemblage noun of multitude ==== Hyponyms ==== term of venery (animals) ==== Translations ==== === See also === mass noun Appendix:English collective nouns === References === “collective noun”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.