Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
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 — can refer to: Sociology * Group action (sociology) * Group behaviour * Groups of people, a description of various different human groups ** Peer group ** Workgroup * Group dynamics * Group (sociology), a sub set of a culture or of a society *… … Wikipedia
Group f/64 — was a group of famous San Francisco photographers who espoused a common philosophy and photographic style. The group was created in 1932, and it is usually listed as including: * Ansel Adams+ * Imogen Cunningham+ * John Paul Edwards+ * Consuelo… … Wikipedia
Gröûp X — (also known as Gröûp X: Arabian Rap Sensations) is a faux Arabian rock band, claiming to be from the fictional village of Cramshananteen, Saudi Arabia. They play a mix of rap and rock. They are known for using comically accented and mangled… … Wikipedia
Group C — was a category of auto racing, introduced into sports car racing by the FIA in 1982, along with Group A for touring cars and Group B for GTs. It was designed to replace both Group 5 Special Production Cars (closed top touring prototypes like… … Wikipedia
GROUP-E — Collaboration Software Entwickler endo7 Aktuelle Version 1.7.25 (31. März 2011) Betriebssystem … Deutsch Wikipedia
group — n Group, cluster, bunch, parcel, lot mean a collection or assemblage of persons or of things. Group implies some unifying relationship, however tenuous (as a similarity of activity, of purpose, or of nature), and ordinarily a degree of physical… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Group 1 — * Group 1 element an element classification for Alkali metal * Group 1 (racing) a FIA classification for auto racing that preceded Group N * Group 1 thoroughbred horse races, are the leading events in the sport. * Group 1 Automotive a publicly… … Wikipedia
Group 4 — may refer to: * Group 4 element an element classification * Group 4 (racing) an FIA classification for cars in auto racing and rallying * Group 4 Securicor a prominent British security company * IB Group 4 subjects a subject group for the… … Wikipedia
group — group, social group A number of individuals, defined by formal or informal criteria of membership, who share a feeling of unity or are bound together in relatively stable patterns of interaction. The latter criterion is necessary in order to… … Dictionary of sociology
group — [gro͞op] n. [Fr groupe < It gruppo, a knot, lump, group < Gmc * kruppa, round mass: see CROP] 1. a number of persons or things gathered closely together and forming a recognizable unit; cluster; aggregation; band [a group of houses] 2. a… … English World dictionary
