A Topical Dictionary: Search for cohort

Dictionary Results For "cohort" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Etymology

From (stem ), perhaps via .

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈkoʊ̯.hɔɹt/
IPA: /'kəʊ.hʊə(ɹ)t/

Noun

A group of people.
A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group.
Any division of a Roman legion; normally of about 500 men.

Translations

ar:cohort et:cohort fa:cohort io:cohort fi:cohort ta:cohort te:cohort vi:cohort zh:cohort

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
Seraglio.]
1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
calamitous events.
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During some years his life a series of triumphs.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
including several subordinate related groups.
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Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
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3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
of families showing certain structural or morphological
relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
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4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
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5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
The parts so arranged are said to be

in series.
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6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Cohort \Co"hort\, n. [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F.
cohorte. See Court, n.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred
soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
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2. Any band or body of warriors.
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With him the cohort bright
Of watchful cherubim. --Milton.
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3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less
comprehensive than a class.
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WordNet cohort
n 1: a company of companions or supporters
2: a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
3: a group people having approximately the same age [syn: {age
group}, age bracket]

Moby Dictionary
KP , abettor , accessory , accomplice , accomplice in crime , adherent ,
adjunct , age group , ally , army , army group , associate , attendance ,
attendant , band , battalion , battery , battle group , bedfellow , bevy ,
body , body of retainers , brigade , brother , brother-in-arms , bunch ,
cabal , cadre , cast , clique , coadjutor , coconspirator , colleague ,
column , combat command , combat team , companion , company ,
compatriot , compeer , complement , comrade , confederate , confrere ,
consociate , consort , contingent , copartner , corps , cortege ,
coterie , court , covey , crew , crony , crowd , detachment , detail ,
disciple , division , entourage , faction , fellow , fellow conspirator ,
fellow member , field army , field train , file , fleet , flying column ,
follower , following , friend , gang , garrison , group , grouping ,
groupment , henchman , in-group , junta , kitchen police , legion ,
maniple , mate , mob , movement , organization , out-group , outfit ,
pack , parasite , pard , partisan , party , peer group , phalanx ,
platoon , posse , rank , regiment , retinue , rout , salon , satellite ,
sectary , section , set , socius criminis , squad , squadron , stable ,
string , suite , supporter , tactical unit , task force , team , train ,
tribe , troop , troupe , unit , wing