outgroup.
The group of people who do not belong to one's own social group.
Meaning & usage
The 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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. Italian gruppobor. English group English outgroup From out- + group.
To form an outgroup.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- Italian gruppobor. French groupebor. Italian gruppobor. English group English outgroup From out- + group.
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