Group and Genus

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Group noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group

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Genus is a synonym for group in category topic. In some cases you can use "Genus" instead a noun "Group".

Nearby Words: grouping, grouped, groupment

Genus noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the crime novel, written from the criminal's perspective, is sometimes seen as a particular species of the detective story genus

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Group is a synonym for genus in type topic. You can use "Group" instead a noun "Genus".

similar	similar group	similar genus
specific	specific group	specific genus
separate	separate group	separate genus
single	single group	single genus
Other adjectives: actual, entire, new, different, eponymous.

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