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ɪnoun
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.
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the body of human beings generally, associated or viewed as members of a community: the evolution of human society.
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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.
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EXPANDsuch a system characterized by its dominant economic class or form: middle-class society; industrial society.
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those with whom one has companionship.
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companionship; company: to enjoy one's society.
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the social life of wealthy, prominent, or fashionable persons.
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the social class that comprises such persons.
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the condition of those living in companionship with others, or in a community, rather than in isolation.
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Biology. a closely integrated group of social organisms of the same species exhibiting division of labor.
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COLLAPSEEcclesiastical. an ecclesiastical society.
adjective
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of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elegant society: a society photographer.
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Society
is always a great word to know.
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| the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations |
| a sudden departure from the parent type an heritable characteristic caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome |
Origin:
1525–35; < Middle French societe < Latin societās, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -etās, variant of -itās- -ity
1525–35; < Middle French societe < Latin societās, equivalent to soci(us) partner, comrade + -etās, variant of -itās- -ity
Related forms
so·ci·e·ty·less, adjective
in·ter·so·ci·e·ty, adjective
non·so·ci·e·ty, noun, plural -ties.
sub·so·ci·e·ty, noun, plural -ties.
un·der·so·ci·e·ty, noun, plural -ties.
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Word Origin & History
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.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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