wikipedia|dab=group
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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-group.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/gɹu�p/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�p|-u�p

Etymology
From F. groupe.

Noun
en-noun

1. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

#:There is a group of houses behind the hill.
#:A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.
#:He left town to join a Communist group

1. grouptheory A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
2. A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.

#:Did you see the new jazz group?

1. astronomy A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxy|galaxies that are near each other.
2. chemistry A column in the periodic table of chemical elements.
3. chemistry A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.
4. sociology A subset of a culture or of a society.
5. military An air force formation.
6. geology A collection of formations or rock strata.
7. computing In the Unix operating system, a number of users with same rights with respect to accession, modification, and execution of files, computers and peripherals.

Synonyms
(number of things or persons being in some relation to each other): collection, set
(people who perform music together): band, ensemble

Derived terms
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Abelian group, abelian group
factor group
free group<!--mathematics-->
general linear group<!--mathematics-->
girl group
group homomorphism<!--mathematics-->
group isomorphism<!--mathematics-->
group representation<!--mathematics-->
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group theory<!--mathematics-->
Local Group<!--astronomy-->
p-group|p-group
pop group<!--mathematics-->
quotient group<!--mathematics-->
simple group<!--mathematics-->
subgroup
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Translations
trans-top|number of things or persons being in some relation to each other
Arabic: t-|ar|�ج��عة|f|scArab|trmajmū�a
Chinese (traditional): �� (jítu�n), 群 (qún)
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f, t-|hr|skupina|f
Czech: t+|cs|skupina|f
Dutch: groep :nl:groep|(nl) f, verzameling f
Finnish: t+|fi|joukko, t+|fi|ryhmä
French: groupe :fr:groupe|(fr) m
Frisian: keppel
German: Gruppe :de:Gruppe|(de) f
Greek: t+|el|ομάδα|f|sc=Grek
Hebrew: t+|he|ק��צ�|f|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|csoport
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Italian: t+|it|gruppo|m
Klingon: ghommey
Kurdish: KUchar|ک����ڵ
Persian: FAchar|گر�� (goruh')
Romanian: t-|ro|grup|n
Russian: t+|ru|г��ппа|f|trgruppa|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|skupina|f
Spanish: t+|es|grupo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|grupp|c
Telugu: సమ�హ� (samooham), ���ప� (gumpu)
Welsh: t-|cy|twr|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|in group theory
Chinese (traditional): �� (tu�nt�)
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f
Czech: t-|cs|grupa|f
Danish: t-|da|gruppe
Dutch: t+|nl|groep|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|grupo|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|ryhmä
French: t+|fr|groupe|m
German: t+|de|Gruppe|f
Greek: t+|el|ομάδα|f|sc=Grek (omáda)
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Hebrew: t+|he|ק��צ�|f|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t+|hu|csoport
Italian: t+|it|gruppo|m
Japanese: 群 (gun)
Portuguese: t+|pt|grupo|m
Spanish: t+|es|grupo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|grupp|c
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trans-top|people who perform music together
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f
Czech: t+|cs|skupina|f
German: t+|de|Gruppe|f
Greek: t|el|��γκ���ημα|n|sc=Grek (syngkrótima)
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Hebrew: t-|he|��ק�|f|sc=Hebr
Hungarian: t-|hu|együttes
Persian: FAchar|گر�� (goruh')
Spanish: t+|es|grupo|m
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trans-top|small number of galaxies
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trans-top|column in the periodic table
Catalan: grup m
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f
Esperanto: t-|eo|grupo|xs=Esperanto
German: t+|de|Gruppe|f
Hungarian: t+|hu|csoport
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Italian: t+|it|gruppo|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|grupo|m
Spanish: t+|es|grupo|m
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trans-top|functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule
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trans-top|subset of a culture or of a society
Chinese (traditional): � (z�)
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f
German: t+|de|Gruppe|f
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trans-top|air force formation
Chinese (traditional): ��大� (f�ixíng dàduì)
Hebrew: t-|he|��ק|f|sc=Hebr
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trans-top|collection of formations or rock strata
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trans-top|in Unix
Croatian: t-|hr|grupa|f
Czech: t+|cs|skupina|f
German: Benutzergruppe f
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To put together to form a group.

Translations
Czech: t-|cs|seskupit
Finnish: ryhmitellä, luokitella
French: t+|fr|grouper
German: gruppieren
Swedish: gruppera
Romanian: a grupa

Synonyms
(put together to form a group): amass, categorise/categorize, classify, collect, collect up, gather, gather together, gather up

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• 2007-12-19 06:02 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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