INGROUP

clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp

(noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ingroup (plural ingroups)

(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.

(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.

Antonyms

• (systematics): outgroup

• (sociology): outgroup

Verb

ingroup (third-person singular simple present ingroups, present participle ingrouping, simple past and past participle ingrouped)

To form an ingroup.

Anagrams

• pouring, rouping

Source: Wiktionary



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CATCH

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