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noun
The social group that one belongs to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: outgroup
noun
In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: systematics
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Antonyms: outgroup
verb
To form an ingroup.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: clique, coterie, inner circle, pack, camp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: set, circle, band, lot
Narrower terms: Bloomsbury Group, bohemia, kitchen cabinet, brain trust, loop, cabal, faction, junto, camarilla, military junta, junta, mafia, maffia, sect, galere, rogue's gallery, hard core
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *grewbh-der. Proto-Germanic *kruppazder. Frankish *kruppbor. Vulgar Latin *cruppus Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. ▲ Italian gruppobor. English group English ingroup From in- + group.
Across languages
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