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gregariousness
Variant of gregarious
gregarious
definition
gre·gari·ous (grə ger′ē əs)
adjective
- living in herds or flocks
- fond of the company of others; sociable
- having to do with a herd, flock, or crowd
- Bot. growing in clusters
Etymology: L gregarius, belonging to a flock < grex (gen. gregis), a flock, herd < IE base *ger-, to collect > Gr ageirein, to assemble
Related Forms:
- gregariously gre·gar′i·ously adverb
- gregariousness gre·gar′i·ous·ness noun
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