(n.) A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for
social, literary, or other purposes; a clique.
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双语例句
Sir John Moray, as President, wrote to Monsieur de Monmort, around whom, after the death of Mersenne, the scientific coterie in Paris had gathered. 李贝.西洋科学史.
It is not surprising that a coterie gathered about him at Paris. 李贝.西洋科学史.