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Meanings of collective noun in English

Noun that summarizes several similar objects in one term.

        Usage of collective noun in English
        1
        The collective noun is one of the great favourites of quiz-masters everywhere.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Mostly about what the collective noun is for a group of Karens.
        News.com.au
        3
        Wearing a mask is the new creating a collective noun for fans.
        The Irish Times
        4
        What is the collective noun for thrusting young go-getters in suits?
        The Irish Times
        5
        The collective noun for a group of wildebeest is a confusion.
        The Irish Times
        6
        What's the collective noun for a group of reality TV villains seeking revenge?
        News.com.au
        7
        What's the collective noun for people who work in banks?
        Smoke and mirrors: short fictions and illusions
        8
        What is the collective noun for a group of Murnaghans?
        The Irish Times
        9
        I often thought this would be an appropriate collective noun for a group of strategists.
        The Irish Times
        10
        The collective noun occupies a space, a community.
        The Guardian
        11
        But let's just assume, that I mean Sandler as a collective noun for all of them.
        The South African
        12
        The collective noun for golfers is a lie.
        The Irish Times
        13
        While I sat slack-jawed, pondering what the appropriate collective noun might be, Stanford rose to meet them.
        The Guardian
        14
        What is the collective noun for princesses?
        The Guardian
        15
        Note that "their" refers to the collective noun "sex."
        The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language / Word-Study ...
        16
        I'm surprised no one's created a collective noun for them yet, or even any decent short-form generic terminology.
        The water room
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        Collective noun across language varieties
        Ireland
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