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The correct spelling is groups.
How to pronounce groups
/ɡɹuːps/
nounIPA: /ɡɹuːps/
Say it like: Gro-wps
The correct spelling is groups. A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. For example: "A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals."
Usage Examples
“A group of people gathered in front of the Parliament to demonstrate against the Prime Minister's proposals.”
“Did you see the new jazz group?”
“Nitro is an electron-withdrawing group.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
- 2.A set with an associative binary operation, under which there exists an identity element, and such that each element has an inverse.
- 3.An effective divisor on a curve.
- 4.A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.
- 5.A small number (up to about fifty) of galaxies that are near each other.
verb
- 1.To put together to form a group.
- 2.To come together to form a group.
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