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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

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   What does group mean?

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   What is a group of people?

   • 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. A group is a number of separate commercial or industrial firms which all have the same owner.

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   What is a group word?

   • Group words (sometimes called collective nouns) are nouns which refer to groups of people, animals or things. There are special group words for particular combinations of people, animals and things: … We all grouped together around the bride for a family photograph. I grouped the children according to age. The books were grouped by size.

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   What is a group in chemistry?

   • A group is also any of the columns in the periodic table of chemical elements. She grouped the children by height for the class photograph. Under the group's final salary pension scheme, his pension is increased for every year he served. group of sth This deal has been backed by a group of external investors.

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   What is a group in physics?

   • Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance. See collective noun. Her assistant would send the seating chart to officials across the administration, who in turn would consult with her about the workings of the group and Pence.

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   What is a group of atoms called?

   • 1. any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation. 2. a number of persons or things ranged or considered together as being related in some way. 3. Also called radical. two or more atoms specifically arranged and usu. behaving as a single entity, as the hydroxyl group, –OH.

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   A group is a set of people who have the same interests or aims, and who organize themselves to work or act together.

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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.

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   Define group. group synonyms, group pronunciation, group translation, English dictionary definition of group. n. 1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation: a group of dinner guests; a group of buildings near the road. 2.

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   Group definition: any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation. See examples of GROUP used in a sentence.

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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.