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   So·ci·e·ty

   /səˈsīədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community: "drugs, crime, and other dangers to society" Similar the communitythe publicthe general publicthe peoplethe populationcivilizationthe world at largehumankindmankindhumanity
   • ▪ the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations: "modern industrial societies" Similar culturegroupcommunitycivilizationnationpopulation
   • ▪ a specified section of a community: "no one in polite society uttered the word"
   • ▪ the aggregate of people who are fashionable, wealthy, and influential, regarded as forming a distinct group in a community: "a society wedding" Similar polite societyhigh societythe aristocracythe gentrythe nobilitythe upper classesthe elitethe privileged classesthe county setthe smart setthe fashionablethe A-listthe wealthythe beautiful peoplethe crème de la crèmethe beau mondethe haut mondeinformal:the upper crustthe top drawerthe jet setnobstoffsinformal, dated:swells
   • ▪ a plant or animal community: "the analogy between insect society and human city is not new"
   • 2. an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity: "the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals" Similar associationclubgroupbandcirclefellowshipbodyguildcollegelodgeorderfraternityconfraternitybrotherhoodsisterhoodsororityleaguefederationunionallianceaffiliationinstitutioncoterierare:sodality
   • 3. the situation of being in the company of other people: "she shunned the society of others" Similar companycompanionshipfellowshipfriendshipcomradeshipcamaraderiesocial intercourse

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘companionship, friendly association with others’): from French société, from Latin societas, from socius ‘companion’.

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