🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Gruppierung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡʁʊpˈʁiːʁʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Grouping/ˈɡruː.pɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die neue Gruppierung der Elemente machte das Periodensystem klarer."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of classifying or arranging things into groups according to shared qualities or characteristics.

    "The teacher suggested a new grouping of the students based on their reading proficiency levels."
  2. 2

    A number of things or people that are gathered or classed together.

    "An unusual grouping of antique chairs was arranged neatly in the corner of the gallery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'group', which entered English in the late 17th century from the French 'grouper', ultimately stemming from the Italian 'groppo' or 'gruppo' meaning a knot or cluster. The suffix '-ing' was added to denote the action, process, or result of arranging entities into distinct collections.

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