/ɡruːp/
Translation
A number of people or things that are together or belong with each other.
Word origin
From French groupe and Italian gruppo, first meaning a cluster or knot of things.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- groupe
Grammar
Examples
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"Group" means several children together.
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"Groups" is the plural, meaning more than one group.
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Here "group" means a small band of people who play together.
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