peer group

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peer groop]
- /pɪər grup/
- /pɪər ɡruːp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peer groop]
- /pɪər grup/

Definitions of peer group words

noun peer group a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behavior. 1
noun peer group contemporaries or colleagues 1
countable noun peer group Your peer group is the group of people you know who are the same age as you or who have the same social status as you. 0
noun peer group a social group composed of individuals of approximately the same age 0
noun peer group all those people of about the same age, status, etc. in a society, regarded as forming a sociological group with a homogeneous system of values 0

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Origin of peer group

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Peer group

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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peer group popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

peer group usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for peer group

noun peer group

age group — An age group is the people in a place or organization who were born during a particular period of time, for example all the people aged between 18 and 25.
freemasonry — secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport: the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge.
coequals — Plural form of coequal.
colleagues — an associate.
compeers — A person of equal rank, status, or ability.

All 7 Synonyms of peer group