English
Pronunciation
/�k��t�ri/, /<tt>"k@Ut@ri</tt>/
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Noun
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1. A circle of people who associate with one another.

#:The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.

1. An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.

#:A tightly-knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.

1. A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

#:The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.

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• 2007-10-29 02:53 - WikiPedant - added example sentences for all defns

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