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   group

   /ɡruːp/

   noun

   • 1. a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together: "a group of boys approached" Similar categoryclassclassificationgroupingsetlotbatchbrackettypesortkindvarietyfamilyspeciesgenusbreedstylegradegradingrankstatuscrowdbandcompanypartybodygatheringcongregationassemblycollectionclusterflockpacktroopgangbatchinformal:bunch
   • ▪ a number of people that work together or share certain beliefs: "I now belong to my local drama group" Similar factiondivisionsectioncliquecoteriecirclesetringcampbloccaucuscabaljuntafringe movementsplinter groupminority groupassociationclubsocietyleagueguildcircleunionconsortiumcooperativepartnershipsyndicaterare:consociation
   • ▪ a commercial organization consisting of several companies under common ownership: "the largest newspaper group in the UK" Similar associationclubsocietyleagueguildcircleunionconsortiumcooperativepartnershipsyndicaterare:consociation
   • ▪ a number of musicians who play popular music together: "I've always been a fan of the guitarists in the group"
   • ▪ a division of an air force, usually consisting of two or more stations.
   • ▪ two or more figures or objects forming a design.
   • 2. a set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure.
   • ▪ a combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds: "a methyl group"
   • 3. a set of elements, together with an associative binary operation, which contains an inverse for each element and an identity element.
   • 4. (in systemic grammar) a level of structure between clause and word, broadly corresponding to phrase in other grammars.

   verb

   • 1. put in a group or groups: "three chairs were grouped around a table" Similar assemblecollectgather togethermassamassclusterclumpbuncharrangeorganizemarshalrangeline updispose
   • ▪ put into categories; classify: "molluscs are grouped into seven different classes" Similar categorizeclassifyclasssortbracketpigeonholegraderaterankdesignatelabeltagbrandfilecataloguelisttabulateindexassign
   • ▪ form a group or groups: "growers began to group together to form cooperatives" Similar unitejoin upjoin togetherteam upjoin forcespool resourcesclub togetherget togethercome togethergathercollaboratework togetherpull togethercooperatelinkallyassociatefraternizeform an allianceaffiliatefederateamalgamatecombinemergeintegrateconsolidateOpposite split up

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop.

   Derivatives

   • 1. groupage noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   A group is a collection or assemblage of persons or things gathered or located together, or a set of related languages, elements, or mathematical objects. Learn more about the different types and uses of groups, and see synonyms and usage notes.

9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › groupGroup - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A group is an organization of people or things, like a reading group at a public library that holds book discussions every month. Group comes from the word for lump, or cluster. If you're out walking at night and see a group of wild dogs coming at you, best to go the other way.