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coterie Definition

co·terie (kōtə rē)

noun

a close circle of friends who share a common interest or background; clique

Etymology: Fr, orig., organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord < OFr cotier, cotter

coterie Synonyms

coterie

n.

clique, circle, cadre; see clique, faction 1. See syn. study at clique.

coterie Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • man: Mr. Jaburi and a small coterie of men have assumed that role in this city, Iraq's third largest.
  • writer: Whether through peer pressure or duress, Testimony has become a four-letter word among a powerful coterie of American writers.
  • musician: Kate appears with her own regular coterie of musicians to provide many more shades to the dramatic tales she takes such delight in performing.
  • adviser: They think he is too remote, trusting of too few and relies on an exclusive coterie of advisers.
  • people: He says a small coterie of unelected powerful people calling the shots has to stop on all fronts.
  • friend: The " & Co " is a coterie of writer friends who'll join Maureen and Sarah when they perform in their area.

Converse of object

  • join: Since it opened in 2004, Curve has joined the small coterie of restaurants in Canary Wharf that offers serious wining & dining.
  • attract: It has attracted a dedicated coterie of regular readers who annotate his comments, often promoting lively debate.
  • have: You will have a little coterie of people perhaps, but it will have no impact upon people.

Adjective modifier

  • literary: Notable among these are the texts circulated among literary coteries.
  • small: He says a small coterie of unelected powerful people calling the shots has to stop on all fronts.
  • little: You will have a little coterie of people perhaps, but it will have no impact upon people.
  • cinematic: Atlanta for a largest media companies they would crawl his cinematic coterie.
  • own: Kate appears with her own regular coterie of musicians to provide many more shades to the dramatic tales she takes such delight in performing.
  • influential: She was a leading member of the influential coterie of mostly lesbian women that included Natalie Barney and Djuna Barnes.

Modifies a noun

  • verse: His occupation is interesting - surely unusual for a collector of coterie verse.
  • poetry: Although he is discussing medieval texts, the same might easily be said of Donne's coterie poetry.

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