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Society

//səˈsaɪ.ə.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms. countable

    "This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure."

  2. 2
    an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization wordnet
  3. 3
    A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization. countable

    "It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists."

  4. 4
    a formal association of people with similar interests wordnet
  5. 5
    The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals. countable

    "The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing."

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  1. 6
    the fashionable elite wordnet
  2. 7
    The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole. uncountable

    "Our global society develops in fits and starts."

  3. 8
    the state of being with someone wordnet
  4. 9
    High society. uncountable

    "Smith was first introduced into society at the Duchess of Grand Fenwick's annual rose garden party."

  5. 10
    A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal. countable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin societāslbor. Old French societé Middle French societébor. English society Borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). First attested in the 1530s.

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