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

encounter group

noun

/ɪnˈkaʊntə ɡruːp/

/ɪnˈkaʊntər ɡruːp/

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a group of people who meet regularly in order to help each other with emotional and psychological problems

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