grouping

[groo-ping]

noun

1. an act or process of placing in groups.

2. a set or arrangement of persons or things in a group.

grouping

/ ˈɡruːpɪŋ /

noun

1. a planned arrangement of things, people, etc, within a group

Word History and Origins

Origin of grouping¹

1740–50; See group, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Exquisite, also, is a grouping of several soft-paste-biscuit tabletop figurines—classical and idyllic scenes depicting lovers, children, goddesses and bathers, all designed by Boucher.

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Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of preparing to wage war against it in collusion with an opposition grouping, in the latest sign of escalating tensions between the two neighbours over control of the Red Sea.

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The leaders of the members of the regional grouping Igad - including Uganda - are supposed to be the guarantors of the 2018 deal.

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As it became apparent that not all viruses behaved alike, Baltimore launched a new classification system, one that is still in use, grouping them by families according to their genomes and replication systems.

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On Thursday, Macron will host a meeting of that so-called Coalition of the Willing - a grouping of allies of Ukraine, committed to enforcing any peace deal.

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