group

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noun

any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.

a number of persons or things ranged or considered together as being related in some way.

Also called radical. Chemistry. two or more atoms specifically arranged, as the hydroxyl group, –OH.Compare free radical.

Linguistics.

(in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subbranch and of a higher order than a subgroup: the Low German group of West Germanic languages.
any grouping of languages, whether it is made on the basis of geography, genetic relationship, or something else.

Geology. a division of stratified rocks comprising two or more formations.

Military.

Army. a flexible administrative and tactical unit consisting of two or more battalions and a headquarters.
Air Force. an administrative and operational unit subordinate to a wing, usually composed of two or more squadrons.

Music. a section of an orchestra comprising the instruments of the same class.

Art. a number of figures or objects shown in an arrangement together.

Mathematics. an algebraic system that is closed under an associative operation, as multiplication or addition, and in which there is an identity element that, on operating on another element, leaves the second element unchanged, and in which each element has corresponding to it a unique element that, on operating on the first, results in the identity element.

Grammar (chiefly British). a phrase: nominal group; verbal group.

verb (used with object)

to place or associate together in a group, as with others.

to arrange in or form into a group or groups.

verb (used without object)

to form a group.

to be part of a group.

OTHER WORDS FOR group

12 order, organize, classify, combine.

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Origin of group

1665–75; <French groupe<Italian gruppo ≪ Germanic

grammar notes for group

1, 2. See collective noun.

OTHER WORDS FROM group

groupwise, adverbsu·per·group, nounun·grouped, adjective

Words nearby group

ground wire, groundwood, groundwood pulp, groundwork, ground zero, group, group annuity, group captain, group dynamics, grouper, group genitive

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How to use group in a sentence

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.
Former Pence aide says she will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic|Josh Dawsey|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
“We will never go back to normal,” said Rachel Mushahwar, vice president of the sales, marketing, and communications group at Intel.
‘Integrators’ and ‘separators’: How managers are helping the two types of remote workers survive the pandemic|Jen Wieczner|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Indeed, the group has rebounded since the initial drop in early September, showing that the Apples and Teslas may once again be on the march.
Will tech stocks stumble or slide? What the fundamentals tell us|Shawn Tully|September 16, 2020|Fortune
Meanwhile, the former vice president holds a clear advantage — 51 percent to 41 percent — on the question of who is more trusted to provide equal treatment of racial groups.
Post-ABC Wisconsin poll shows Biden holding narrow edge over Trump|Dan Balz, Emily Guskin|September 16, 2020|Washington Post

Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said in a statement the American Principles Project is a “hate group” and commended Facebook for its action.
Facebook slaps fact check on ads stoking fears about transgender kids in girls sports|Chris Johnson|September 15, 2020|Washington Blade
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Latinos, the fastest growing minority group in America, are even more underrepresented in Congress.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Yet only 24 percent of the 3,892 femicides the group identified in 2012 and 2013 were looked at by authorities.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Fully two miles away, on the south side of the ravine, were the sepoy lines, and another group of isolated bungalows.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
By far the most important of the conjugate sulphates and representative of the group is potassium indoxyl sulphate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Louis could not help seeing the lovely group, through the half-obscuring draperies of the open door.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Each little family group had had its say and exchanged its domestic gossip earlier in the evening.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Who has patience for the recapitulation of a string of names, when a group of faces may be placed simultaneously before him?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for group

group

/ (ɡruːp) /

noun

a number of persons or things considered as a collective unit

a number of persons bound together by common social standards, interests, etc
(as modifier)group behaviour

a small band of players or singers, esp of pop music

a number of animals or plants considered as a unit because of common characteristics, habits, etc

grammar another word, esp in systemic grammar, for phrase (def. 1)

an association of companies under a single ownership and control, consisting of a holding company, subsidiary companies, and sometimes associated companies

two or more figures or objects forming a design or unit in a design, in a painting or sculpture

a military formation comprising complementary arms and services, usually for a purposea brigade group

an air force organization of higher level than a squadron

Also called: radical chem two or more atoms that are bound together in a molecule and behave as a single unita methyl group -CH 3 Compare free radical

a vertical column of elements in the periodic table that all have similar electronic structures, properties, and valenciesCompare period (def. 8)

geology any stratigraphical unit, esp the unit for two or more formations

maths a set that has an associated operation that combines any two members of the set to give another member and that also contains an identity element and an inverse for each element

See blood group

verb

to arrange or place (things, people, etc) in or into a group or (of things, etc) to form into a group

Word Origin for group

C17: from French groupe, of Germanic origin; compare Italian gruppo; see crop

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Scientific definitions for group

group

[ grōōp ]

Chemistry

Two or more atoms that are bound together and act as a unit in a number of chemical compounds, such as a hydroxyl (OH) group.
In the Periodic Table, a vertical column that contains elements having the same number of electrons in the outermost shell of their atoms. Elements in the same group have similar chemical properties. See Periodic Table.

Mathematics A set with an operation whose domain is all ordered pairs of members of the set, such that the operation is binary (operates on two elements) and associative, the set contains the identity element of the operation, and each element of the set has an inverse element for the operation. The positive and negative integers and zero form a set that is a group under the operation of ordinary addition, since zero is the identity element of addition and the negative of each integer is its inverse. Groups are used extensively in quantum physics and chemistry to model phenomena involving symmetry and invariance.

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