A small group of people who share interests or meet together regularly; a close-knit circle or clique, often of artists, intellectuals, or people of high social status.
From French 'coterie' meaning association or partnership, derived from 'cote' meaning share or portion. Originally referred to a group of feudal tenants sharing land; the meaning evolved to mean any exclusive social group.
The Bloomsbury Group was a famous coterie of 20th-century writers and artists in London—coteries get things done because the members all influence each other intensely, creating little bubbles of creativity and scandal!
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