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grouping

/ˈɡɹuːpɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Grouping means: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit.

Synonyms for grouping2

noun, as in any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

noun, as in a system for classifying things into groups

pigeonholing

What does grouping mean?3

noun

1

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

2

a system for classifying things into groups

3

the activity of putting things together in groups

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grouping?3

two syllables

whoopingsnoopinglooping
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Grouping in a sentence

  • The new, more diverse faculty groupings formulated a few rather left-field research questions.papabear
  • Bigots are incapable of discriminating, since they lump individuals into homogeneous groupings.mailohilohi
  • Skin colors, languages, and religions are not racial groupings.mailohilohi
  • Skin colors, languages, and religions are not genetic groupings.mailohilohi
  • This little grouping of chairs looks like a horse.papabear
  • Mandeep found that grouping the kids into fours or fives yielded the best results.papabear
  • Changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum.weihaiping
  • Changing the grouping of factors does not change the product.weihaiping

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Forms of grouping

as a noun

plural
groupings