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

- or other objects Group (database) Group (online social networking) Usenet newsgroup Google Groups Yahoo! Groups Facebook groups Group (stratigraphy), in...
- one ethnic group to another. Ethnic groups may be subdivided into subgroups or tribes, which over time may become separate ethnic groups themselves due...
- Supporters' groups or supporters' clubs are independent fan clubs or campaign groups in sport, mostly ****ociation football. Supporters' groups in continental...
- be divided into ten groups, with seven groups containing five teams and three containing six teams. A draw for the qualifying group stage will take place...
- to do so. Those who affix such labels also subdivide branches into groups, and groups into complexes. A top-level (i.e., the largest) family is often called...
- classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given...
- sciences, types of social groups refers to the categorization of relationships identified within social groups based on the various group dynamics that define...
- Google Groups is a service from Google that provides discussion groups for people sharing common interests. The Groups service also provides a gateway...
- business groups lie between markets and hierarchies; this is further worked out by Douma & Schreuder. Khanna and Rivkin suggest that business groups are typically...
- the difficulties in reporting on the group cause most writers, including herself, to focus on the "small groups of hackers who stole the limelight from...