collectivisme

Etymology

From French collectivisme, from collectif 'collective, fromLatin collectus, the past participle of colligere 'to collect', from col- (a form of co- 'together') + legere 'to lay, place'

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /kɔlɛktivˈɪzmə/

Noun

collectivisme n (plural collectivismen or collectivismes, diminutive collectivismetje n)

1. The ideological system collectivism, in which the means (of production) must be owned and controlled by people collectively

Etymology

From collectif (“collective”), from Latin collectus, the past participle of colligere (“to collect”), from col- (a form of co- (“together”)) + legere (“to lay, place”).

Noun

collectivisme m (plural collectivismes)

1. The ideological system collectivism, in which the means are owned and controlled by people collectively

Further reading

• “collectivisme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).