cohort

English

/ˈkəʊ.hɔː(ɹ)t/, /ˈkoʊ̯.hɔɹt/

noun
Definitions
  • A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
  • (statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
  • (historical) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men.
  • An accomplice; abettor; associate.
  • Any band or body of warriors.
  • (taxonomy) A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
  • A colleague.
  • A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

Etymology

Derived from Latin cohors (enclosure, court, farmyard) borrowed from Old French cohorte root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰer-

Gloss

yearn, enclose, bowels, yearn for, scratch, short, bristle, bowel, catch, wish, shine, guts, scrape, feel inclination, glow, intestine, string

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

短

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