grouping

American  

[groo-ping] / ˈgru pɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or process of placing in groups.

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

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grouping British  

/ ˈɡruːpɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of grouping

1740–50; See group, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Their findings, published in the journal Systematic Biology, showed that the frogs separate into several genetic groupings.

From Science Daily

That could include less travel, grouping chores and carpooling.

From MarketWatch

Subsequent probes ousted a loose grouping of officers, led by Zhang’s perceived rivals, who once served with a PLA formation in the southeastern province of Fujian, a power base for Xi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Reports have swirled in the media that the younger Khamenei has already been anointed by the Assembly of Experts, a grouping of some 88 senior clerics tasked with this responsibility.

From BBC

Australia would also join the G7 Critical Minerals Alliance, which Carney called the "largest grouping of trusted democratic mineral reserves in the world".

From BBC

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