society
society definition
so·ci·ety (sə sī′ə tē)
noun pl. societies -·ties
- a group of persons regarded as forming a single community, esp. as forming a distinct social or economic class
- the system or condition of living together as a community in such a group an agrarian society
- all people, collectively, regarded as constituting a community of related, interdependent individuals a law for the good of society
- company or companionship to seek another's society
- one's friends or associates
- any organized group of people joined together because of work, interests, etc. in common a medical society
- a group of persons regarded or regarding itself as a dominant class, usually because of wealth, birth, education, etc. her debut into society
- the conduct, standards, activities, etc. of this class
- a group of animals or plants living together in a single environment and regarded as constituting a homogeneous unit or entity
Etymology: MFr société < L societas < socius, companion: see social
adjective
of or characteristic of society () the society page of a newspaper
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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