COLLATIVE


Meaning of COLLATIVE in English

kəˈlād.iv, (ˈ)kä|l-, (ˈ)kō|l-, -ātiv adjective

Etymology: Latin collativus brought together, from collatus + -ivus -ive

1. : having the quality or power of conferring

2. : passing, held, or conferred by collation (sense 4a)

3. : marked by collation or systematic comparison

a collative act or function

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