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network
network
noun
Definition of NETWORK
1
a fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals <didn't like to embroider network as it tore so easily>
2
something made up of many interdependent or related parts <a telephone network>
Related Words interlacement, mesh, meshwork, net, plexus, web; aggregate, conglomerate, totality, whole; sequence, series; supersystem
3
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially <being gradually introduced to the network of African-American business leaders in the city>
Synonyms body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set
Related Words charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union
Near Antonyms loner; individualist
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