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so⋅ci⋅al⋅i⋅ty

[soh-shee-al-i-tee]
–noun
1. social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
2. the action on the part of individuals of associating together in communities.
3. the state or quality of being social.

Origin:
1640–50; < L sociālitāt- (s. of sociālitās). See social, -ity
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so·ci·al·i·ty   (sō'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. so·ci·al·i·ties
    1. The state or quality of being sociable; sociability.

    2. An instance of sociableness.

  1. The tendency to form communities and societies.

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