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   social

   /ˈsəʊʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to society or its organization: "alcoholism is recognized as a major social problem" Similar communalcommunitycommunity-basedcollectivegroupgeneralpopularcivilcivicpublicsocietalendemicpandemicOpposite individual
   • ▪ relating to rank and status in society: "a recent analysis of social class in Britain"
   • 2. needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities: "we are social beings as well as individuals"
   • ▪ relating to or designed for activities in which people meet each other for pleasure: "Guy led a full social life" Similar recreationalentertainmentamusementleisure
   • 3. (of a bird) gregarious; breeding or nesting in colonies. Similar gregariousorganizedcivilizedinteractional
   • ▪ (of an insect) living together in organized communities, typically with different castes, as ants, bees, wasps, and termites do.
   • ▪ (of a mammal) living together in groups, typically in a hierarchical system with complex communication.

   noun

   • 1. an informal social gathering, especially one organized by the members of a particular club or group: "a church social"
   • 2. short for social security informal British

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin socialis ‘allied’, from socius ‘friend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sociality noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • Znaczenie Social, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     SOCIAL definicja: 1. relating to activities in which you...

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     SOCIAL translate: social, social, de tipo social, social...

   • Social: Korean Translation

     SOCIAL translate: 사회의, 사회적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     SOCIAL translate: общественный, социальный , светский ....

   • Social Service

     SOCIAL SERVICE definition: 1. a service provided by local or...

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     SOCIAL translate: sosial, sosial, sosial, sosial. Learn more...

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   Definitions of social. adjective. living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups. “a human being is a social animal” “mature social behavior” synonyms: friendly. characteristic of or befitting a friend. cultural, ethnic, ethnical. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people.

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