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Definition of peer group noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

peer group

noun
 
/ˈpɪə ɡruːp/
 
/ˈpɪr ɡruːp/
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  1. a group of people of the same age or social status
    • She gets on well with her peer group.
    • He started vaping because of peer-group pressure.
    • She was rejected by her peer group.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPeer group is used before these nouns:
    • pressure
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