How many syllables in collective?

There are 3 syllables in the word collective.

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Divide collective into syllables:

col · lec · tive

How to pronounce collective:

Definition of collective:

collective (adjective):: done by or characteristic of individuals acting together.; done by or characteristic of individuals acting as a group; denoting a number of persons or things considered as one group or whole

Synonyms for collective:

cooperative reciprocal shared multiple public common mutual joint communal united

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Antonyms for collective:

respective unilateral distinct constituent distinctive dedicated circumscribed lonely specific uncooperative

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