OUTGROUP

Etymology

Noun

outgroup (plural outgroups)

(sociology) The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.

(systematics) In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest.

Antonyms

• (systematics): ingroup

• (sociology): ingroup

Verb

outgroup (third-person singular simple present outgroups, present participle outgrouping, simple past and past participle outgrouped)

To form an outgroup.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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