Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [out groop]
- /aʊt grup/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [out groop]
- /aʊt grup/
Definitions of out-group word
- noun out-group people outside one's own group, especially as considered to be inferior or alien; a group perceived as other than one's own. 1
- noun out-group persons excluded from an in-group 0
- noun out-group all the people not belonging to a specific in-group 0
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Origin of out-group
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; out- + group
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Out-group
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
out-group popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Top questions with out-group
- what is an out-group in cladistic analysis?
See also
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