collective noun

noun

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: a noun such as "team" or "flock" that refers to a group of people or things

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Rushdie stood to say hello, and Rickman commented that there should be a collective noun for their table. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2022 What’s perhaps most beautiful (in addition to learning that the collective noun for butterflies is a kaleidoscope)? — Longreads, 1 Mar. 2024 This collective noun was earned because owls' solemn expressions resembled elderly politicians debating in dark rooms, says Cassill. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 26 May 2026 Duranies — the enduring collective noun for Duran Duran fans — had hoped for an on-stage reunion with Taylor and his former bandmates, the first in 17 years. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2023 Siegfried & Roy’s streak—one collective noun for a group of tigers; another is ambush—began in 1983 with the acquisition of three white cubs, imported from India via the Cincinnati Zoo. — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022

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