primary group
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of primary group
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Iwasaki noted that 71% of the patients in the primary group had been hospitalized, limiting the ability to conclude that the biological factors were equally relevant for people with mild initial infections.
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
The conflict and accommodation groups represent divisions which may, to be sure, have arisen within the primary group, but which have usually arisen historically by the imposition of one primary group upon another.
From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra
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