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masculine

/ɡʁup/

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Translation

group

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian gruppo ('knot, cluster'), itself from a Germanic root meaning 'a rounded mass or lump' (related to 'crop'). English 'group' was borrowed through French.

Origin
Germanic
Root
gruppo
English cognates
group, crop

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgroupes

Examples

.

We form a group of ten people for this trip.

tous .

His music group plays in this bar every Friday.

' ' soudé.

She is part of a very close group of friends.

' .

A small group of friends was waiting outside the cinema.

.

She plays drums in a rock band.

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This word is part of lesson 12.