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1. 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 community, the public, the general public, the people, the population, ... morecivilization, the world at large, humankind, mankind, humanity
   • ▪ the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations: "modern industrial societies" Similar culture, group, community, civilization, nation, ... morepopulation
   • ▪ 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 society, high society, the aristocracy, the gentry, the nobility, ... morethe upper classes, the elite, the privileged classes, the county set, the smart set, the fashionable, the A-list, the wealthy, the beautiful people, the crème de la crème, the beau monde, the haut monde, informal:the upper crust, the top drawer, the jet set, nobs, toffs, informal, 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 association, club, group, band, circle, ... morefellowship, body, guild, college, lodge, order, fraternity, confraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, sorority, league, federation, union, alliance, affiliation, institution, coterie, rare:sodality
   • 3. the situation of being in the company of other people: "she shunned the society of others" Similar company, companionship, fellowship, friendship, comradeship, ... morecamaraderie, social 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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