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socio-
a combining form used, with the meanings “social,” “sociological,” or “society,” in the formation of compound words: sociometry; socioeconomic.
Origin:
combining form of Latin socius a fellow, companion, comrade; see -o-
combining form of Latin socius a fellow, companion, comrade; see -o-
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Socio-
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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World English Dictionary
| socio- | |
| —combining form | |
| denoting social or society: socioeconomic; sociopolitical; sociology | |
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Word Origin & History
socio-
combining form of L. socius "companion, associate" (see social). Common in compounds since c.1880, e.g. sociobiology "study of the biological basis of social behavior" (1946); socio-economic (1883).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
socio- pref.
Society: sociocentric.
Social: sociogenic.
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