🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Groupe de soutien

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Groupe de soutien

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support-group/səˈpɔːrt ɡruːp/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Elle a trouvé du réconfort dans son groupe de soutien."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people who come together to provide emotional or moral support to one another.

    "She found comfort in her support group, where members shared their experiences and encouraged each other."
  2. 2

    A gathering of individuals with similar challenges or experiences, often related to health or personal issues.

    "The cancer support group meets every Thursday to discuss coping strategies and share resources."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'support group' combines 'support', derived from the Old French 'supporter', meaning to carry or uphold, and 'group', from the Latin 'gruppus', meaning a cluster or assembly. The phrase has evolved in the late 20th century to refer specifically to a gathering of individuals who provide mutual assistance.

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