age group
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2.2
- noun
- /eɪdʒ ɡruːp/
:
grupo de edad
- Marketing campaigns often target a specific age group to maximize their effectiveness.
- different age groups
- younger age group
- a specific age group
The science states that that age group cannot be vaccinated.
- The science states that that age group cannot be vaccinated.
- So what group, what age group is this for Mark or Samuel?
- But in the lower age group, the chance actually decreased.
- It, it felt as real as possible to, to my age group especially.
- I can't obviously relate to somebody in that age group because I'm a grown ass man.
- Now people are not going to hospital and it's a slightly younger age group that's being infected.
- I would target men in certain age groups.
Examples
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The differences between age groups is very striking on this issue.
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We focused on this age group because smoking patterns are typically not fully established before age 20 years.
Academic text (2011) -
And you want to know the age group that is the most affected?
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How could you pick this age group to target?
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So levels of understanding of politics across all age groups is really quite poor.
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What is the age group of children you care for right now?
Academic text (2008) -
And so, you know, it was music that represented me and my age group, my generation.
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Parents are clearly the major influence for the age group of children studied here.
Academic text (1999) -
For employment and unemployment, there are large differences across age groups in the estimates.
Academic text (2008) -
They're both top five in the country right now for their age group.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A number of people or things seen as one unit
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5.5
A group of people who share the same age, gender, or income
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5.1
A group of people who share one quality, often the same age, and who researchers study
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3.2
A group of people of similar age or background who influence each other
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3.1
A group of people in a range of ages used to compare data
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4.1
A group of people of similar ages, for example children or older adults
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of people of similar age' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'age' (years since birth) with 'group' (a set of people). This compositional pattern is common across languages and follows a straightforward noun+noun compound structure, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Age group comes from the image of people of about the same age standing together: age tells how old someone is and group means a set of people. So it is used to talk about people who are 'about the same age' for surveys, events, or rules.