character reference
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“The Gotthard is like a collective reference point for Swiss history,” Stalder said.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 15, 2008
Offspring may be used of one or many; progeny is used in collective reference to many.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)