Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - society
Society
society
n. (pl. -ies) 1 the sum of human conditions and activity regarded as a whole functioning interdependently. 2 a social community (all societies must have firm laws). 3 a a social mode of life. b the customs and organization of an ordered community. 4 Ecol. a plant community. 5 a the socially advantaged or prominent members of a community (society would not approve). b this, or a part of it, qualified in some way (is not done in polite society). 6 participation in hospitality; other people's homes or company (avoids society). 7 companionship, company (avoids the society of such people). 8 an association of persons united by a common aim or interest or principle (formed a music society). Phrases and idioms Society of Friends see QUAKER. Society of Jesus see JESUIT. Derivatives societal adj. (esp. in sense 1). societally adv. Etymology: F soci{eacute}t{eacute} f. L societas -tatis f. socius companion
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I. noun (plural -ties) see: social Date: 1531 companionship or association with one's fellows ; friendly or intimate intercourse ; company, a voluntary association of individuals for common ends, 3. an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another, a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests, 4. a part of a community that is a unit distinguishable by particular aims or standards of living or conduct ; a social circle or a group of social circles having a clearly marked identity , a part of the community that sets itself apart as a leisure class and that regards itself as the arbiter of fashion and manners, 5. a natural group of plants usually of a single species or habit within an association, the progeny of a pair of insects when constituting a social unit (as a hive of bees), II. adjective Date: 1693 of, relating to, or typical of fashionable ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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