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group

UK/ɡɹuːp/ US/ɡɹup/ very common
noun (3) verb (2)

noun

1.

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

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2.

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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3.

a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

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verb

1.

arrange into a group or groups

  • “Can you group these shapes together?”
2.

form a group or group together

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Origin

From French groupe (“cluster, group”), from Italian gruppo, groppo (“a knot, heap, group, bag (of money)”).

Phrases

  • abelian group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • ABO group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • action group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • activity group psychotherapy some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • additive group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • advocacy group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • affine group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)
  • age group some unsorted (may also be hyponyms)

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