collectivity
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being collective
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a collective whole or aggregate
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people regarded as a whole
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of collectivity
First recorded in 1860–65; collective + -ity
Example Sentences
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In actual fact, considering a tumour as a collectivity of individuals governed by rules previously defined in ecology opens up new therapeutic possibilities for patients.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
The closest landmass to the epicenter is the Loyalty Islands in the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.
From Washington Times ● May 19, 2023
It asks us to laugh in the most hideous of situations and to humanize the inhumane without losing sight of its own call for not just rightful vengeance but collectivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
At the same time, she's heard rumors of a mysterious new collectivity calling themselves Ungoverned, deep in the swamps outside the ruins of her old city.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2022
It was through his collaboration with other scientists that Pascal came to have the sense of belonging to a collectivity greater than himself.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
When applied to cancer cell collectivities, it explains the possible behaviours of tumour cells when competing for an external resource.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
“Andrea Smith allows herself to stand in as the representative of collectivities to which she has demonstrated no accountability,” the letter read.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2021
Besides, at the moment it is difficult for me at least to share Elon Musk’s confidence in the superior intelligence of either of these august collectivities.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2018
The human animal, despite its resilience, craves constancy, and it seeks this constancy through rituals, collectivities and identity.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2018
Catherine did not even know that although toleration is with difficulty possible between individuals, it is impossible between collectivities.
From The Psychology of Revolution by Le Bon, Gustave
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