First Known Use: 1686
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1group
noun, often attributive \ˈgrüp\
: a number of people or things that are together or in the same place
: a number of people who are connected by some shared activity, interest, or quality
: a number of things that are related in some way
Full Definition of GROUP
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: two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition
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a : a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship b : an assemblage of objects regarded as a unit c (1) : a military unit consisting of a headquarters and attached battalions (2) : a unit of the United States Air Force higher than a squadron and lower than a wing
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a : an assemblage of related organisms —often used to avoid taxonomic connotations when the kind or degree of relationship is not clearly defined b (1) : two or more atoms joined together or sometimes a single atom forming part of a molecule; especially : functional group <a methyl group> (2) : an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table c : a stratigraphic division comprising rocks deposited during an era
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: a mathematical set that is closed under a binary associative operation, contains an identity element, and has an inverse for every element
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Origin of GROUP
French groupe, from Italian gruppo, by-form of groppo knot, tangle, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German kropf craw — more at crop
Related to GROUP
2group
verb
: to put (people or things) in a group
: to form a group
Full Definition of GROUP
transitive verb
1
: to combine in a group
2
: to assign to a group : classify
intransitive verb
1
: to form a group
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: to belong to a group
3
: to make groups of closely spaced hits on a target <the gun grouped beautifully — R. C. Ruark>
— group·able \ˈgrü-pə-bəl\ adjective
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First Known Use of GROUP
1718
Related to GROUP
- Synonyms
- assort, break down, categorize, class, codify, compartment, compartmentalize, digest, distinguish, distribute, grade, classify, peg, place, range, rank, relegate, separate, sort, type
GROUP[1] Defined for Kids
1group
noun \ˈgrüp\
Definition of GROUP for Kids
1
: a number of persons or things considered as a unit
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: a number of persons or things that are considered related in some way <an age group> <a food group>
3
: a small band <a rock group>
2group
verb
groupedgroup·ing
Definition of GROUP for Kids
: to arrange in, put into, or form a unit or group
Medical Dictionary
group
noun , often attrib \ˈgrüp\
Medical Definition of GROUP
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: a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship
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a : an assemblage of related organisms—often used to avoid taxonomic connotations when the kind or degree of relationship is not clearly defined b (1) : an assemblage of atoms forming part of a molecule; especially : functional group (2) : an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table
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