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English Dictionary: grouping by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grouping
n
  1. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit [syn: group, grouping]
  2. the activity of putting things together in groups
  3. a system for classifying things into groups
    Synonym(s): grouping, pigeonholing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Group \Group\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grouping}.] [Cf. F. grouper. See {Group}, n.]
      To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in
      groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best
      effect; to form an assemblage of.
  
               The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as
               the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of
               different objects.                                 --Prior.
  
      {Grouped columns} (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon
            the same pedestal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grouping \Group"ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
      The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects,
      as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental
      design.
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