outgroup
outgroup · outgroups
The group of people who do not belong to one's own social groupThe group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
» Tom is a member of the outgroup.
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2 sensesThe group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
In cladistics, all the taxa included in a study that do not belong to the ingroup that is of immediate interest.
Examples
1 sentencesTom is a member of the outgroup.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Italian gruppobor.Italian gruppobor.
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