Meaning of 'lot'

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the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage and buoyancy.so,what's the meaning of lot here?

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[nq:1]the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage and buoyancy. so,what's the meaning of lot here?[/nq]
A more informal way of saying "group", more or less.

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Approx. 25 Aug 2005 07:26:27 -0700, someone calling themselves "photon" (Email Removed) let their cat run across the keyboard resulting in:

-)= the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very -)= attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage -)= and buoyancy.
-)=
-)= so,what's the meaning of lot here?
More likely the intent is that graduates are typically a kind or type of person rather than a group. Note that the quoted text specifies one man and plural women.

That's the school I should have attended instead of an engineering school with a ratio of
1 female per each 100 males. Actually graduating near the top of an all male scool is theonly way I could have graduated. As it was I took the 5 year plan because plenty distractions were found off campus.
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5. A number of associated people or things:
6. Kind; type:
Pax Vobiscum

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[nq:1]the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage and buoyancy. so,what's the meaning of lot here?[/nq]
Bunch, group, collection, of people.

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