Bill W. group
- noun
- Jargon
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grupo Bill W.
- She attends a weekly Bill W. group to share her experiences and stay sober.
Examples
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Many people credit their recovery to the support they receive at a Bill W. group.
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After years of denial, he finally joined a Bill W. group to seek help for his addiction.
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She attends a Bill W. group every Tuesday.
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Many people find support in Bill W. groups.
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After years of denial, he finally joined a Bill W. group to seek help for his addiction.
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Many people credit their recovery to the support they receive at a Bill W. group.
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She attends a weekly Bill W. group to share her experiences and stay sober.
Synonyms
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2.8
A group of people who meet regularly to give each other help and advice about a shared problem
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3.9
A group where people meet to help each other stop drinking alcohol
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3.1
A group that helps people stop drinking and stay sober
How Structured
Surface Forms
Morphology
Bill + W. + group
The phrase is an eponymic reference to a specific person (Bill W., co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous) rather than a compositional description; knowing 'Bill' and 'group' does not indicate a support/12-step context. Understanding this MWE requires cultural or background knowledge about Alcoholics Anonymous, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituent words would not reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bill W. group gets its name from Bill W., the nickname of Bill Wilson, who helped start Alcoholics Anonymous and its early meetings. So people call an AA meeting a Bill W. group to mean 'a support group for people with addiction'.