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  2. Collective noun - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, a collective noun is a word referring to a collection of things taken as a whole. Most collective nouns in everyday speech are not specific to one kind of thing. [1] For example, the collective noun "group" can be applied to people ("a group of people"), or dogs ("a group of dogs"), or objects ("a group of stones").

  3. List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names - Wikipedia

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    A Parisian gangster or thug (from the collective name Apache for several nations of Native Americans). [1] Bohemian A person with an unconventional artistic lifestyle (originally meaning an inhabitant of Bohemia; the secondary meaning may derive from an erroneous idea that the Romani people originate from Bohemia). [2]

  4. List of animal names - Wikipedia

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    In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners. [1]

  5. Collective nouns - Wikipedia

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  6. List of collective nouns in English - Wikipedia

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    List of animal names From a page move : This is a redirect from a page that has been moved (renamed). This page was kept as a redirect to avoid breaking links, both internal and external, that may have been made to the old page name.

  7. Category:Collective pseudonyms - Wikipedia

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  8. Quail - Wikipedia

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    Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds generally placed in the order Galliformes. The collective noun for a group of quail is a flock, covey, [1] or bevy. [2] Old World quail are placed in the family Phasianidae, and New World quail are placed in the family Odontophoridae.

  9. Collective - Wikipedia

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    Collectives are sometimes characterised by attempts to share and exercise political and social power and to make decisions on a consensus-driven and egalitarian basis.. A commune or intentional community, which may also be known as a "collective household", is a group of people who live together in some kind of dwelling or residence, or in some other arrangement (e.g., sharing land).