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   So·cial

   /ˈsōSH(ə)l/

   

   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"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. sociality noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

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   • O

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   • C

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   • I

     1

   • A

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   • L

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