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Group

/ɡɹuːp/

A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

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📖 Definitions of "Group"

noun

1
A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
"A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals."
2
A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
3
An effective divisor on a curve.
4
A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
"Did you see the new jazz group?"

verb

1
To put together to form a group.
"group the dogs by hair colour"
2
To come together to form a group.

🔄 Synonyms of "Group"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
radicalnoun	Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
communal	Shared by a community; public.
aggroupverb	(archaic) To bring together in a group; to group.
groupingnoun	(countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.
mathematical groupnoun	a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Group"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
aggroupverb	(archaic) To bring together in a group; to group.
commonnoun	The people; the community.
communal	Shared by a community; public.
radicalnoun	A person with radical opinions.
mathematical groupnoun	a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
cohortnoun	A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
typenoun	A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
collectivenoun	Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body.
kindnoun	A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
clubnoun	(countable) A heavy object, often a kind of stick, intended for use as a bludgeoning weapon or a plaything.
associationnoun	(countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
subgroupnoun	A group within a larger group; a group whose members are some, but not all, of the members of a larger group.
clusteringnoun	A grouping of a number of similar things.
ensemblenoun	(collective) A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.
coterienoun	A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
affiliationnoun	The relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
categorynoun	A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria.
conglomeratenoun	(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
companynoun	(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.