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intergroup

[ in-ter-groop ]

/ ˈɪn tərˈgrup /

adjective Sociology.

taking place or being between groups: intergroup relationships.

Origin of intergroup

First recorded in 1880–85; inter- + group

Words nearby intergroup

interglyph, intergovernmental, intergradation, intergrade, intergranular, intergroup, intergrowth, interhemispheric, interictal, interim, interim denture

Example sentences from the Web for intergroup

These cases already show us the distinction between intragroup money and intergroup money.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
Intragroup money from property; intergroup money from trade.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
Here the effect of intergroup trade has been to change the skin which was taken as the unit.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner
Thus group money arose from property; intergroup money from trade.

Folkways |William Graham Sumner

As a rule, the outcome of episodes of intergroup competition is geographic exclusion.

Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae |Robert J. Russell