plural groupings
1
: a set of people or things combined in a group
They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.
—often + ofThe garden has several large groupings of carefully selected plants.
a grouping of stars/islands
2
: the act or process of combining people or things into groups
the grouping of English with other Germanic languages
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“Grouping.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/grouping. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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