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8 dictionary results for: Society
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
so·ci·e·ty       [suh-sahy-i-tee] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ties, adjective
–noun
1.an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
2.a body of individuals living as members of a community; community.
3.the body of human beings generally, associated or viewed as members of a community: the evolution of human society.
4.a highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living that normally furnishes protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its members: American society.
5.such a system characterized by its dominant economic class or form: middle-class society; industrial society.
6.those with whom one has companionship.
7.companionship; company: to enjoy one's society.
8.the social life of wealthy, prominent, or fashionable persons.
9.the social class that comprises such persons.
10.the condition of those living in companionship with others, or in a community, rather than in isolation.
11.Biology. a closely integrated group of social organisms of the same species exhibiting division of labor.
12.Ecclesiastical. an ecclesiastical society.
–adjective
13.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elegant society: a society photographer.
[Origin: 1525–35; < MF societe < L societās, equiv. to soci(us) partner, comrade + -etās, var. of -itās- -ity]

—Related forms
so·ci·e·ty·less, adjective

—Synonyms 1. association, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, company. See circle. 7. fellowship.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
so·ci·e·ty       (sə-sī'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. so·ci·e·ties
    1. The totality of social relationships among humans.
    2. A group of humans broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture.
    3. The institutions and culture of a distinct self-perpetuating group.
    4. The rich, privileged, and fashionable social class.
    5. The socially dominant members of a community.
  2. An organization or association of persons engaged in a common profession, activity, or interest: a folklore society; a society of bird watchers.
    1. The rich, privileged, and fashionable social class.
    2. The socially dominant members of a community.
  4. Companionship; company: enjoys the society of friends and family members.
  5. Biology A colony or community of organisms, usually of the same species: an insect society.


[French société, from Old French, from Latin societās, fellowship, from socius, companion; see sekw-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
society 
1531, "friendly association with others," from O.Fr. societe, from L. societatem (nom. societas), from socius "companion" (see social). Meaning "group of people living together in an ordered community" is from 1639. Sense of "fashionable people and their doings" is first recorded 1823.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
society

noun
1. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization 
2. a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" [syn: club] 
3. the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: company] 
4. the fashionable elite 

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

society

see under mutual admiration society.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: so·ci·e·ty
Pronunciation: s&-'sI-&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the benefits of love, care, affection, and companionship that family members receive from each other society from his wife's wrongful death> —compare CONSORTIUM
2 : a voluntary association of individuals dedicated to common ends society>
3 : a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests —so·ci·e·tal /-sI-&t-&l/ adjective

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Society Hill, SC (town, FIPS 67435) Location: 34.50915 N, 79.85228 W
Population (1990): 686 (280 housing units)
Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29593

Society Hill, NJ (CDP, FIPS 68304) Location: 40.53396 N, 74.45829 W
Population (1990): 3577 (1278 housing units)
Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Society

So*ci"e*ty\, n.; pl. Societies. [L. societas, fr. socius a companion: cf. F. soci['e]t['e]. See Social.]

1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved society." --Milton.

There is society where none intrudes By the deep sea, and music in its roar. --Byron.

2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]

The meanest of the people and such as have the least society with the acts and crimes of kings. --Jer. Taylor.

3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary society.

4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances.

5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive formal entertainments.

Society of Jesus. See Jesuit.

Society verses [a translation of F. vers de soci['e]t['e]], the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the amusement of polite society.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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