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col•la•tive
(kə lā′tiv, kō-, ko-, kō′lā-, kol′ā-),USA pronunciation adj.
- marked by collation.
- Religion[Eccles.]presented by collation:collative benefices.
- Latin collātīvus. See collate, -ive
- 1610–20