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collective noun

collection of things taken as a whole
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Summary

collective noun ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,119 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • collective noun is a type of noun[2].
  • collective noun is part of singulare tantum[3].
  • collective noun is the opposite of individual noun[4].
  • collective noun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Collective nouns[5].
  • collective noun's main Wikidata property is recorded as P6571[6].
  • collective noun's different from is recorded as mass noun[7].

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Definition and Type

collective noun is a type of noun[2]. It is the opposite of individual noun[4].

Use and Application

collective noun is part of singulare tantum[3].

Why It Matters

collective noun ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,119 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Wikimi-dhiann · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → singulare tantum
    Subclass of → noun
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Part of: singulare tantum"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P6571
    Opposite of → individual noun
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007535901305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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