grouping

noun

group·​ing ˈgrü-piŋ How to pronounce grouping (audio)
1
: the act or process of combining in groups
2
: a set of objects combined in a group
a furniture grouping

Examples of grouping in a Sentence

They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace. the grouping of English with other Germanic languages
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025 The healthcare sector is the worst performer among the 11 S & P 500 groupings this year, down nearly 3% as of Thursday's close. Yun Li, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025 Index funds are those that hold groupings of stocks such as the 500 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Russ Wiles, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025 For proactive tagging, establish tagging policies that automatically apply the cost center tag to each resource upon creation, either based on its logical grouping or the user who created it. Rakshana Balakrishnan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grouping

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grouping was in 1704

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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grouping. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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