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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGroup
/ɡruːp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.
"A group of students gathered outside the library for the exam."
- 1
To place people or things together in a group or category.
"The teacher decided to group the students by their language proficiency levels."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'group' originates from the French word 'groupe', which itself comes from the Italian 'gruppo'. The term entered the English language in the late 16th century, evolving to denote a collection of individuals or items considered together.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Group" is said worldwide
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groupe
Transliteration: /ɡʁup/
"Un groupe de touristes visite le musée."
Gruppe
Transliteration: /ˈɡʁʊpə/
"Eine Gruppe von Studenten arbeitet an dem Projekt."
gruppo
Transliteration: /ˈɡɾuppo/
"Un gruppo di amici è andato al cinema."
grupo
Transliteration: /ˈɡɾupo/
"El grupo de música tocó en el concierto."
grupo
Transliteration: /ˈɡɾupu/
"O grupo de estudo reuniu-se na biblioteca."
समूह
Transliteration: samūh
"छात्रों का एक समूह मैदान में खेल रहा है।"
群
Transliteration: qún
"这是一个非常活跃的微信群。"
그룹
Transliteration: geurup
"우리는 프로젝트를 위해 소그룹을 만들었습니다."
グループ
Transliteration: gurūpu
"彼は新しいグループに参加しました。"
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