club — an organization of people with a common interest or activity
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: an organization of people with a common interest or activity
Pronunciation (IPA): /klʌb/
Example Sentences
- My grandma runs a knitting club where they gossip more than they knit.
- He's in so many clubs that he needs a calendar app just to remember the meetings.
- The debate club argues about everything, including what to argue about next.
club
NOUN[/klʌb/]
an organization of people with a common interest or activity
She joined the school photography club and finally found her people.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Middle English 'clubbe', originally meaning 'a lump or block of wood'. Over time, it evolved from denoting a wooden weapon or cudgel to refer to places where people gather, and eventually to organized associations or societies.
Breakdown
The morphological evolution moves from the concrete noun 'clubbe' (a wooden lump) to the abstract sense of a gathering place or organized group, with the semantic shift driven by the association of club-wielding gatherings and later formal associations of people.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandma runs a knitting club where they gossip more than they knit.”
“He's in so many clubs that he needs a calendar app just to remember the meetings.”
“The debate club argues about everything, including what to argue about next.”
“Students can join various clubs according to their interests.”
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