groupusculen.

Brit.

/ˈɡruːpəskjuːl/, U.S.

/ˈɡrupəˌskjul/

Forms:

α. 1900s– groupuscule.

β. 1900s– groupuscle Brit. /ˈɡruːpʌsl/, U.S. /ˈɡruˌpəs(ə)l/.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French groupuscule.

Etymology: < French groupuscule (1936) < groupe group n. + -uscule (in e.g. corpuscule corpuscule n.). In β. forms with alteration after e.g. corpuscle n.In α. forms not fully naturalized in early use. The French word became popular during the student unrest of 1968.

Politics. Frequently (esp. in early use) somewhat derogatory.

A small political group, esp. a radical or extremist splinter group.Originally used of left-wing groups in 1960s France.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > a party > [noun] > group within a party > small group

groupuscule1963

1963 C. A. Micaud Communism & French Left ix. 187 The efforts made by the ‘groupuscules’ at the Left cannot lead anywhere.

1968 Listener 26 Sept. 410/1 It all began with the student groupuscules, a shifting, proliferating fistful of rival revolutionaries.

1969 Soundings 52 251 The May Revolution..was initiated and represented at the crucial stages by the students, without any help..from the communists (who had previously dubbed them an unimportant ‘groupuscle’).

1982 Times 10 Nov. 12/6 A Tory groupuscule which believes ‘there is more to conservatism than economic policy’.

2008 Independent 14 Mar. (Extra section) 4/1 There appears to be no individual central ‘brain’ behind the bombings—although ‘groupuscles’ of bombers obviously exist.

2011 Independent 3 May 2/1 The little groupuscules in the West..have no direct contact with al-Qa'ida.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	groupuscule
释义	groupusculen. Brit. /ˈɡruːpəskjuːl/, U.S. /ˈɡrupəˌskjul/ Forms: α. 1900s– groupuscule. β. 1900s– groupuscle Brit. /ˈɡruːpʌsl/, U.S. /ˈɡruˌpəs(ə)l/. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French groupuscule. Etymology: < French groupuscule (1936) < groupe group n. + -uscule (in e.g. corpuscule corpuscule n.). In β. forms with alteration after e.g. corpuscle n.In α. forms not fully naturalized in early use. The French word became popular during the student unrest of 1968. Politics. Frequently (esp. in early use) somewhat derogatory. A small political group, esp. a radical or extremist splinter group.Originally used of left-wing groups in 1960s France. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > party politics > a party > [noun] > group within a party > small group groupuscule1963 1963 C. A. Micaud Communism & French Left ix. 187 The efforts made by the ‘groupuscules’ at the Left cannot lead anywhere. 1968 Listener 26 Sept. 410/1 It all began with the student groupuscules, a shifting, proliferating fistful of rival revolutionaries. 1969 Soundings 52 251 The May Revolution..was initiated and represented at the crucial stages by the students, without any help..from the communists (who had previously dubbed them an unimportant ‘groupuscle’). 1982 Times 10 Nov. 12/6 A Tory groupuscule which believes ‘there is more to conservatism than economic policy’. 2008 Independent 14 Mar. (Extra section) 4/1 There appears to be no individual central ‘brain’ behind the bombings—although ‘groupuscles’ of bombers obviously exist. 2011 Independent 3 May 2/1 The little groupuscules in the West..have no direct contact with al-Qa'ida. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1963
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