joint name; be collectively called
Meanings
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to be collectively called; to be jointly known as
Used to describe two or more things being referred to by a single, combined name.
Commanders and fighters are collectively called 'zhizhanyuan' (battle personnel).
Seal script, clerical script, regular script, running script, and cursive script are collectively known as the five major styles of Chinese calligraphy.
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Plum blossom, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum are often collectively called the 'Four Gentlemen'.
noun
collective name; joint appellation
Refers to the name that encompasses multiple items or concepts.
'Spring and Autumn and Warring States' is the collective name for two periods of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
'The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song' is the collective name for eight famous prose masters.
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'Workers, peasants, and soldiers' was a common collective name during a specific historical period.