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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGROUP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit: group of I'm meeting a group of friends for dinner tonight. The car was parked near a small group of trees. She showed me another group of pictures, this time of children playing. Fewer examples. A small group of children waited outside the door.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › groupGroup Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GROUP is two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition. How to use group in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGROUP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A group is a set of people, organizations, or things which are considered together because they have something in common. She is among the most promising players in her age group. As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGROUP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit: group of I'm meeting a group of friends for dinner tonight. The car was parked near a small group of trees. She showed me another group of pictures, this time of children playing. Fewer examples. A small group of children waited outside the door.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgroup noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way. group of somebody/something a group of people/students/friends. A group of us is/are going to the theatre this evening. a group of islands in the Indian ocean. English is a member of the Germanic group of languages.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › groupGroup - definition of group by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. Of, relating to, constituting, or being a member of a group: a group discussion; a group effort. v. grouped, group·ing, groups. v.tr. To place or arrange in a group: grouped the children according to height. v.intr. To belong to or form a group: The soldiers began to group on the hillside.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › groupGroup Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   GROUP meaning: 1 : a number of people or things that are together or in the same place often + of; 2 : a number of people who are connected by some shared activity, interest, or quality