The act of separating things or people into groups
“Thus, his goal is to save time and make the exposition less tedious, but the grouping of animals into families does not in itself constitute a theoretical advance.”
A class or category of something or someone
“This food grouping includes corn, beans, and squash, but is also enriched by the addition of chilies, cactus, maguey, and amaranth.”
A unit, grouping or configuration of things
“You can re-energize tired sections of the garden simply by installing a lovely pot, or grouping of pots, in them.”
A group of people gathered together
“These studies take place in a setting where the researcher can readily observe and interact with a grouping of people.”
A formally constituted political group
“The unit has the raw talent and experience to compete with anyone and appears to have the best chemistry of any grouping.”
A small organized group, typically one dissenting from within a larger group
An arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination
A series or scheme of stages or ranks
A mixed assortment of items
An individual stage within a succession of changes, stages, or degrees
A large corporation, typically formed by the merging of separate firms
One of the ways something exists, or the ways a set of objects can be ordered
A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct
Present participle for to put or arrange into categories
“You can group your favorite music by artist or genre.”
Present participle for to form into a group or groups
“The students would group based on their common interests.”
Present participle for to form a partnership or alliance
“We have decided to group with Acme Corporation to produce products that can more effectively catch the Road Runner.”
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