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coterie
KO-tuh-ree
noun
a small social circle; a literary clique
1870Leo TolstoyAnna Karenina'On one side it's a plaything; they play at being a parliament, and I'm neither young enough nor old enough to find amusement in playthings; and on the other side' (he stammered) 'it's a means for the coterie of the district to feather their nests.'1975Robert AdamsThe Coming of the HorseclansAnd that perverted, self-seeking coterie who had influenced and guided him were stunned to discover that no longer had this High Lord need or use for them…1976Frank HerbertThe Children of DuneA tall, slender Priest was addressing his coterie, no doubt supplicants here under his auspices.1996Julian SchnabelBasquiatOn the other side of the room, Rene Ricard is surrounded by a coterie of young, mostly BLACK AND HISPANIC MALES.

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