Definition of Groups. Meaning of Groups. Synonyms of Groups

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Definition of Groups

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 Groups from wikipedia

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- and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups, though this is not a uniform practice. This theory began in the 18th century...
- of groups, both web-based and warez scene groups, which have attained notoriety outside of their respective communities. A plurality of warez groups operate...
- found that people can form self-preferencing in-groups within a matter of minutes and that such groups can form even on the basis of completely arbitrary...
- contemporary ethnic groups. There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be ****ociated...
- number of unrecognized ethnic groups which together comprise over 730,000 people. Officially recognized ethnic groups receive or have received certain...
- designate as terrorist. The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments...
- 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...
- groups. Ethnolinguistic groups collectively known as the Lowland Christians, forms the majority ethnic group.: 6  The Muslim ethnolinguistic groups of...
- armed, independent resistance groups. Islamist terrorism has also been roundly condemned by prominent Islamic figures and groups. Justifications given for...