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cohort

Definitions of Cohort

  1. (noun) A group of people that share a demographic characteristic.
  2. (noun) A group of people who are approximately the same age.

Examples of Cohort

  • Definition 1:
    • All the students in the class of 2014.
  • Definition 2:
    • Everyone born in 1979.

Cohort Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: co·hort

Audio Pronunciation

– American English
– British English

Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /kOH-hort/
  • British English – /kOH-hawt/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ˈkoʊˌhɔ(ə)rt/
  • British English – /ˈkəʊhɔːt/

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Reference

Treas, Judith, and Chistopher Steven Marcum. 2011. “Diversity and Family Relations in an Aging Society.” Pp. 131 in Handbook of Sociology of Aging, edited by R. A. Settersten, Jr., and J. L. Angel. New York: Springer.

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Cite the Definition of Cohort

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “cohort.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 19, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/cohort/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

cohort. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/cohort/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “cohort.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/cohort/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“cohort.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/cohort/>.