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Definitions for: Coterie
[n] an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Webster (1913) Definition: Co`te*rie" (k?`te-r?"; 277), n. [F., prob. from OF.
coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin.
See 1st Cot.]
A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for
social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. ``The queen of
your coterie.'' --Thackeray.
Synonyms: camp, clique, ingroup, inner circle, pack
See Also: band, Bloomsbury Group, cabal, camarilla, circle, faction, galere, hard core, junta, junto, loop, lot, maffia, mafia, rogue's gallery, sect, set
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