ingroup

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in-group

[in-groop]

–noun

1.	a narrow exclusive group; clique.

2.	Sociology. a group of people sharing similar interests and attitudes, producing feelings of solidarity, community, and exclusivity. Compare out-group.

Also, ingroup.

Origin:
1905–10; in- ¹ + group

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ingroup
noun
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: clique]

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