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group

/ɡˈɹuːp/GROOP
/ɡˈɹup/GROOP

Meaninga knot, a lump

Common meaning: a cluster

Journey through time

  1. Italiangroppo‘a knot’source
  2. Frenchgroupesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa knot → a clustergroup‘a cluster’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian groppo ‘a knot, a lump’.

Roots

  • groppo Italian “a knot, a lump”

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