group+(noun)

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• group — ► NOUN (treated as sing. or pl. ) 1) a number of people or things located, gathered, or classed together. 2) a number of musicians who play popular music together. 3) a division of an air force. 4) Chemistry a set of elements occupying a column… …   English terms dictionary

• group — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, large, wide ▪ She has a very wide group of friends. ▪ little, select, small ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• group captain — noun a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army • Hypernyms: ↑captain, ↑senior pilot * * * noun : an officer (as in the British Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in… …   Useful english dictionary

• group — [gruːp] noun [countable] 1. also group of companies ORGANIZATIONS a large business organization that consists of several companies that all have the same owner: • Burmah Castrol, the lubricants group • the sale of the Rover Group to BMW …   Financial and business terms

• group theory — noun the branch of mathematics dealing with groups • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑pure mathematics • Hyponyms: ↑Galois theory * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• noun phrase — noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb • Syn: ↑nominal phrase, ↑nominal • Hypernyms: ↑phrase * * * noun Usage: sometimes capitalized N&P : a syntactic element (as a word, phrase, or clause) that can be u …   Useful english dictionary

• group work — noun : a technique within the field of social work wherein various groups (as educational and recreational) are guided by an agency leader to more effective personal adjustment and community participation * * * Sociol. a method, used by… …   Useful english dictionary

• group insurance — noun insurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the group • Hypernyms: ↑insurance * * * noun : insurance issued upon a group of persons under a single or blanket… …   Useful english dictionary

• group practice — noun (medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resources • Topics: ↑medicine, ↑practice of medicine • Hypernyms: ↑medical practice * * * noun, pl ⋯ tices [count, noncount] : a group of doctors …   Useful english dictionary

• group marriage — noun 1. : communal marriage 2. : a system wherein common marital relations exist between a definite group of men and a definite group of women compare pirraura, punalua * * * (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males… …   Useful english dictionary

• noun group — noun groups N COUNT A noun group is a noun or pronoun, or a group of words based on a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, He put the bottle of wine on the kitchen table , He , the bottle of wine , and the kitchen table are all noun groups. Syn:… …   English dictionary