society

CEFRB1

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    People living together in an organized community or country.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.

Examples

  • Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.

  • She believes that the arts benefit society as a whole.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾi]
  • [səˈsɑe̯.ə.ɾi]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.

  2. A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.

  3. Companionship or association with one's fellows; friendly or intimate intercourse.

More examples

In context

  • The society made him president.

  • It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.

  • The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”). First attested in the 1530s.