First Known Use: 1738
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coterie
noun co·te·rie \ˈkō-tə-(ˌ)rē, ˌkō-tə-ˈ\
: a small group of people who are interested in the same thing and who usually do not allow other people to join the group
Full Definition of COTERIE
: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
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Origin of COTERIE
French, from Middle French, tenants, from Old French cotier cotter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English cot hut
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