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meaning of 'lot'

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photon - 25 Aug 2005 15:26 GMT
the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very
attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage
and buoyancy.

so,what's the meaning of lot here?
Einde O'Callaghan - 25 Aug 2005 15:38 GMT
> the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very
> attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage
> and buoyancy.
>
> so,what's the meaning of lot here?

A more informal way of saying "group", more or less.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
Dante Alighieri - 27 Aug 2005 23:41 GMT
Approx. 25 Aug 2005 07:26:27 -0700, someone calling themselves "photon" <bluecitizen@163.com>  let their cat run across the keyboard resulting in:

:-)= the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very
:-)= attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage
:-)= and buoyancy.
:-)=
:-)= so,what's the meaning of lot here?

More likely the intent is that graduates are typically a kind or type of person rather than a group.
Note that the quoted text specifies one man and plural women.

That's the school I should have attended instead of an engineering school with a ratio of
1 female per each 100 males.  Actually graduating near the top of an all male scool is the
only way I could have graduated. As it was I took the 5 year plan because plenty distractions
were found off campus.

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5. A number of associated people or things:
6. Kind; type:

Pax Vobiscum
Nick Wagg - 30 Aug 2005 11:46 GMT
> the young man and women who carry away our degrees are a very
> attractive lot-in looks,in bodily fitness,in kindliness,energy,courage
> and buoyancy.
>
> so,what's the meaning of lot here?

Bunch, group, collection, of people.
 
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