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so⋅cial

  [soh-shuhl]
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–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 -al 1

Related forms:
so⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
so⋅cial⋅ness, noun
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so·cial   (sō'shəl)   
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.

  2. Living together in organized groups or similar close aggregates: Ants are social insects.

  3. Involving allies or members of a confederacy.

  4. 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.

  6. 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 sekw-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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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