grouping

group·ing

noun \ˈgrü-piŋ\

Definition of GROUPING

1

: the act or process of combining in groups

2

: a set of objects combined in a group <a furniture grouping>

Examples of GROUPING

1. They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.
2. the grouping of English with other Germanic languages

First Known Use of GROUPING

1748

Related to GROUPING

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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