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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Both could also spend time at nickelback depending on the personnel grouping. Tashan Reed, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Researchers with the Third Marine National Park Research and Education Center observed the herd exhibit a variety of behaviors, including rolling, social grouping, and foraging, all of which are normal in healthy and content dugong populations, officials said. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 The Big Dipper is what is known as an asterism - the term given to a recognizable formation of stars that belongs to an even larger grouping of stellar bodies called a constellation. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Apr. 2025 In addition, people may refer to subtypes or groupings of PCOS based on different presentations and symptoms. Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.

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