noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.

   "The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie."

2. 2
   an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose wordnet
3. 3
   A communal burrow of prairie dogs.

   "The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cliquecliqueage groupbandbattalionbevy

Example

More examples

"The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie."

Etymology

Borrowed from French coterie.

Related phrases

prairie dog

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