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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Can I use "group" to substitute "grouping" without changing the meaning of the definition?

Context:

hierarchy ['hai?,r?:ki]
n.
1.
a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

My dictionary tells me that grouping and group share the same meaning:

grouping ['gru:pi?]
n.
1.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
group [gru:p]
n.
1.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
  

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Please post all relevant information in the message box, not the title line. Use the title line only for a brief indication of the topic.

Thank you.
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The question is here:

Can I use "group" to substitute "grouping" without changing the meaning of the definition?
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hierarchy ['hai?,r?:ki]
n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
NL888Can I use "group" to substitute "grouping" without changing the meaning of the definition?
Not really, because it is the process of arranging the groups that is the essence of hierarchy. 'Groups' would not be wrong, I suppose, but it is certainly not as
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