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so·cial

[soh-shuh

l] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.

2.	seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious.

3.	of, pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.

4.	living or disposed to live in companionship with others or in a community, rather than in isolation: People are social beings.

5.	of or pertaining to human society, esp. as a body divided into classes according to status: social rank.

6.	involved in many social activities: We're so busy working, we have to be a little less social now.

7.	of or pertaining to the life, welfare, and relations of human beings in a community: social problems.

8.	noting or pertaining to activities designed to remedy or alleviate certain unfavorable conditions of life in a community, esp. among the poor.

9.	pertaining to or advocating socialism.

10.	Zoology. living habitually together in communities, as bees or ants. Compare solitary (def. 8).

11.	Botany. growing in patches or clumps.

12.	Rare. occurring or taking place between allies or confederates.

–noun

13.	a social gathering or party, esp. of or as given by an organized group: a church social.

[Origin: 1555–65; < L sociālis, equiv. to soci(us) partner, comrade + -ālis -al¹

]

—Related forms

so·cial·ly, adverb

so·cial·ness, noun

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so·cial (sō'shəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Living together in communities.
2. Of or relating to communal living.
3. Of or relating to human society and its modes of organization: social classes; social problems; a social issue.
4. Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.
5. Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.
6. Intended for convivial activities.
Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates: Ants are social insects.
Involving allies or members of a confederacy.
Of or relating to the upper classes.
1. Inclined to seek out or enjoy the company of others; sociable.
2. Spent in or marked by friendly relations or companionship.
3. Intended for convivial activities.
Of, relating to, or occupied with matters affecting human welfare: social programs.

n. An informal social gathering, as of the members of a church congregation.

[Middle English sociale, domestic, from Old French social, from Latin sociālis, of companionship, from socius, companion; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

so'cial·ly adv.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean inclined to, marked by, or passed in friendly companionship with others: a friendly social gathering; a companionable pet; a cheery, convivial disposition; a gregarious person who avoids solitude; a sociable conversation.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
social (adj.)

1505 (implied in socially), "characterized by friendliness or geniality," also "allied, associated," from M.Fr. social (14c.), from L. socialis "united, living with others," from socius "companion," probably originally "follower," and related to sequi "to follow" (cf. O.E. secg, O.N. seggr "companion," which seem to have been formed on the same notion; see sequel). Meaning "living or liking to live with others, disposed to friendly intercourse" is attested from 1729. Meaning "pertaining to society as a natural condition of human life" first attested 1695, in Locke. Social climber is from 1926; social work is 1890; social worker 1904. Social drink(ing) first attested 1976. Social studies as an inclusive term for history, geography, economics, etc., is attested from 1938. Social security "system of state support for needy citizens" is attested from 1908.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
social (n.)

"friendly gathering," 1870, from social (adj.).

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

social
adjective
1.	relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"
2.	living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" [ant: unsocial]
3.	relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
4.	composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"
5.	tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"
6.	marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
noun
1.	a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity [syn: sociable]

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: so·cial
Pronunciation: 'sO-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 a : tending to form cooperative and interdependent relationships withothers of one's kind b : living and breeding in more or less organized communities <social insects>
2 : of or relating to human society, theinteraction of the individual and the group, or the welfare of human beings as members of society social behavior> —so·cial·ly /-E/ adverb

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U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Social Circle, GA (city, FIPS 71660) Location: 33.65854 N, 83.71802 W
Population (1990): 2755 (1047 housing units)
Area: 28.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 30279

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Social

As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Associated; p. pr. & vb. n. Associating.] [L. associatus, p. p. of associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion. See Social.]

1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; as, to associate others with us in business, or in an enterprise.

2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of gold associated with other substances.

3. To connect or place together in thought.

He succeeded in associating his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language. --Macaulay.

4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]

Friends should associate friends in grief and woe. --Shak.

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