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cohort

co·hort

UK/ˈkəʊ̯ˌhɔːt/ US/ˈkʰəʊ̯ˌhɔːt/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

a company of companions or supporters

2.

a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

3.

a group people having approximately the same age

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Origin

From Latin cohors (stem cohort-); borrowed into Old English as coorta, but reintroduced into Middle English as cōhort and chōors via Old French cohorte. Doublet of court.

Phrases

  • cohort effect
  • cohort plural
  • cohort study

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