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单词 coterie
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
co•te•rie /ˈkoʊtəri/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a group of people who associate closely, esp. an exclusive group;
    clique:a tight coterie of film buffs and critics.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
co•te•rie  (kōtə rē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a group of people who associate closely.
  2. an exclusive group;
    clique.
  3. Animal Behaviora group of prairie dogs occupying a communal burrow.
  • Medieval Latin coter(ius) cotter2 + -ie -y3
  • French, Middle French: an association of tenant farmers
  • 1730–40
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See circle. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
coterie /ˈkəʊtərɪ/ n
  1. a small exclusive group of friends or people with common interests; clique
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Old French: association of tenants, from cotier (unattested) cottager, from Medieval Latin cotārius cotter²; see cot²
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