Definition of Group. Meaning of Group. Synonyms of Group

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Definition of Group

Group
Group Group, n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. krepf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See Crop, n.] 1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles. 2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata. 3. (Biol.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders. 4. (Mus.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up of a few short notes.
Group
Group Group, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grouped; p. pr. & vb. n. Grouping.] [Cf. F. grouper. See Group, n.] To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to form an assemblage of. The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of different objects. --Prior. Grouped columns (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon the same pedestal.

Meaning of Group from wikipedia

- group, a group whose members share the same cultural identity Ethnic group, a group whose members share the same ethnic identity Religious group (disambiguation)...
- general group. Lie groups appear in symmetry groups in geometry, and also in the Standard Model of particle physics. The Poincaré group is a Lie group consisting...
- sociology, an in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which...
- ethnic group is a group of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those...
- The Group may refer to: The Group (Australian TV series), 1971 situation comedy produced by Cash Harmon Television for ATN7 The Group (Canadian TV series)...
- Group Theatre may refer to: Group Theatre (London) Group Theatre (New York City) Group theatre of Kolkata Ulster Group Theatre, a former theatre, part...
- chemistry, a group (also known as a family) is a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 numbered groups in the periodic...
- The Tata Group (/ˈtɑːtɑː/) is an Indian group of companies headquartered in Mumbai. Established in 1868, it is India's largest business conglomerate, with...
- the short-lived Group B and Group C, Group A vehicles were limited in terms of power, weight, allowed technology and overall cost. Group A was aimed at...
- functional group is a substituent or moiety in a molecule that causes the molecule's characteristic chemical reactions. The same functional group will undergo...