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[ noun ] any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

Synonyms

group

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

it might be pointed_out that the integrating function of religion , for good or ill , has often supported or been identified with other groupings - political , nationality , language , class , racial , sociability , even economic .

2
[ noun ] the activity of putting things together in groups

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

Some of the oldest , most persistent , and most cohesive forms of social groupings have grown out of religion .

3
[ noun ] a system for classifying things into groups

Synonyms

pigeonholing

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