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- pronunciation:
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kIng
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a social order or ranking among a group of animals such as chickens, wherein the strongest actively intimidates the others, the second strongest intimidates all but the strongest, and so forth.
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| definition 2: |
a human group interrelationship that somewhat resembles such an order.
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