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Collective noun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (876 words) |
 | Collective nouns (also known as terms of venery, veneral nouns or nouns of assemblage) in English are subject-specific words used to define a grouping of people, animals, objects or concepts. |
| Some alternatives for collective nouns can be clearly traced to the evolution of pronunciation in different areas (hence a "parcel of hogs" and a "passel of hogs"). |
| The all-time champion collective noun is "set", for it can legitimately be used as a collective noun for a vast number of concepts (a set of ideals, plans, ambitions, principles, objectives, mathematical objects, etc) or inanimate (typically manufactured) objects (knives, spoons, keys, dinnerware, manuals, etc). |
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| for birdsList of collective nouns for birdsfor birds |
| for fish, invertebrates, and plantsList of collective nouns for fish, invertebrates, and plantsfor fish, invertebrates, and plants |
| for objects and conceptsList of collective nouns for objects and conceptsfor objects and concepts |
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