Definitions for Cohortˈkoʊ hɔrt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a companion, associate, or accomplice.
a group or company.
one of the ten divisions of a Roman legion.
any group of soldiers or warriors.
a group of persons sharing a particular statistical or demographic characteristic.
an individual in a population of the same species.
* Usage: Emphasizing the idea of companionship or aid, cohort has come to signify a single individual - whether friend, supporter, or accomplice. This use is sometimes objected to, although it is now common.
Origin of cohort:
1475–85; < MF cohorte < L cohort-, s. of cohors farmyard, armed force
a company of companions or supporters
a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
age group, age bracket, cohort(noun)
a group of people having approximately the same age
A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
The 18-24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men.
Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
An accomplice; abettor; associate.
He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
Any band or body of warriors.
A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
Origin: From cohors (stem cohort-), perhaps via cohorte.
a body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion
any band or body of warriors
a natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class
A cohort was the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion during the Second Punic War 218 to 201 BC or following the reforms of Gaius Marius in 107 BC.
Translations for Cohort
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
a group of people
She has cohorts of admirers.
- مَجْموعَه، كَتيبَهArabic
- bandoPortuguese (BR)
- die ScharGerman
- گروه؛ دستهFarsi
- flokkur, hópur; áhangendahópurIcelandic
- būrys, gaujaLithuanian
- kohorta; (cieši saliedēta) cilvēku grupaLatvian
- schare, menigteDutch
- skare, flokk; følgesvennerNorwegian
- گروه؛ دستهPersian
- يوه ډله (په تېره دجګړنوPashto
- skara, bandSwedish
- grup, toplulukTurkish
- 一群人Chinese (Trad.)
- đội quânVietnamese
- 一群人Chinese (Simp.)
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