Collective
Collective adjective - Used or done by a number of people as a group.
Usage example: the cleanup of the neighborhood park was a collective effort for which many people should be thanked
Single is an antonym for collective.
Single
Both words in one sentence
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The latter is actually not a single, fixed work, but a collective term for all mythological poetry preserved in Icelandic manuscripts.
Source: Literature / The Eddas aka: Edda -
Each individual body of a Hive-Soul is essentially just a single component of their collective mind, having no individual personality, and shares experiences and memories instantly with other bodies.
- The ghosts or psychic echo which may or may not exist in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining are said to have a single, collective group intelligence which functions as the hotel's true "manager".
Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight
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