Meaning of COHORT
| Pronunciation: | | 'kowhort
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- [n] a group people having approximately the same age
- [n] a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
- [n] a company of companions or supporters
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| | Synonyms: | | age bracket, age group |
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| | See Also: | | aged, band, circle, company, lot, people, set, young, youth | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Co"hort\, n. [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F.
cohorte. See {Court}, n.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred
soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
2. Any band or body of warriors.
With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim.
--Milton.
3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less
comprehensive than a class.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A cohort is a group of animals of the same species, identified by a common characteristic, which are studied over a period of time as part of a scientific or medical investigation. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abettor, accessory, accomplice, accomplice in crime, adherent, adjunct, age group, ally, army, army group, associate, attendance, attendant, band, battalion, battery, battle group, bedfellow, bevy, body, body of retainers, brigade, brother, brother-in-arms, bunch, cabal, cadre, cast, clique, coadjutor, coconspirator, colleague, column, combat command, combat team, companion, company, compatriot, compeer, complement, comrade, confederate, confrere, consociate, consort, contingent, copartner, corps, cortege, coterie, court, covey, crew, crony, crowd, detachment, detail, disciple, division, entourage, faction, fellow, fellow conspirator, fellow member, field army, field train, file, fleet, flying column, follower, following, friend, gang, garrison, group, grouping, groupment, henchman, in-group, junta, kitchen police, KP, legion, maniple, mate, mob, movement, organization, outfit, out-group, pack, parasite, pard, partisan, party, peer group, phalanx, platoon, posse, rank, regiment, retinue, rout, salon, satellite, sectary, section, set, socius criminis, squad, squadron, stable, string, suite, supporter, tactical unit, task force, team, train, tribe, troop, troupe, unit, wing |
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