"outgroup" meaning in English

See outgroup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: outgroups [plural]
Etymology: From out- + group. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|group}} out- + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} outgroup (plural outgroups)
  1. (sociology) The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group. Categories (topical): Sociology, Collectives
    Sense id: en-outgroup-en-noun-dZi3KMdl Disambiguation of Collectives: 65 35 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 35 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 36 40 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 34 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 34 4 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
  2. (systematics) In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest. Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-outgroup-en-noun-B15KIbFs Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 36 40 24

Verb

Forms: outgroups [present, singular, third-person], outgrouping [participle, present], outgrouped [participle, past], outgrouped [past]
Etymology: From out- + group. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|group}} out- + group Head templates: {{en-verb}} outgroup (third-person singular simple present outgroups, present participle outgrouping, simple past and past participle outgrouped)
  1. To form an outgroup.
    Sense id: en-outgroup-en-verb-JFCbTQ5G Categories (other): English terms prefixed with out- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with out-: 36 40 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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