Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collectively

/kəlˈɛktɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: col-lec-tive-ly
IPA: /kəlˈɛktɪvli/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

Example Sentences

"...the tube of the throat between the larynx and the oral cavity, which is called the pharynx; the oral cavity; and the nasal cavity. These passages are collectively known as the vocal tract."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Middle English -ly English -ly English collectively From collective + -ly.

Phrases

collectively exhaustive

Synonyms

jointly mutually conjointly together with

Rhymes With

effectively respectively selectively objectively retrospectively prospectively protectively affectively

Questions

How do you pronounce collectively?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəlˈɛktɪvli/.
What does collectively mean?: In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.
Where does collectively come from?: Etymology tree Latin collēctīvusder. Middle French collectifder. English collective Middle English -ly English -ly English collectively From collective + -ly.

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