primary group
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of primary group
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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One patient in the study’s primary group was John Gillotte, 40, a software engineer who contracted the coronavirus in March 2020.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
Their primary group entertainment is trying to deduce which insufferable parent belongs to which member of their gang.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2020
The hunt for a cure for the common cold began in the 1950s, shortly after scientists discovered the primary group of pathogens—known as rhinoviruses—behind the sniffles.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 4, 2018
And likewise, the primary group representing hobbyists who fly model airplanes previously expressed support for certain registration concepts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2015
Admission to the primary group, that is to say, the group in which relationships are direct and personal, as, for example, in the family and in the tribe, makes assimilation comparatively easy and almost inevitable.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Robert Ezra Park
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