society
Pronunciation: /səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
The English word “society” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
- A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
- The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
- Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.
- The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
- High society.
- A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.
Etymology
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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