society

English

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/

noun
Definitions
  • (countable) A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
  • (countable) A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
  • (countable) The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
  • (uncountable) The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
  • (uncountable) high High society.
  • (countable) A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French societé derived from Latin societātem, societas, societās (community, society, alliance, union, fellowship, association) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (companion), *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track), *sekʷ- (follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sekʷ-

Gloss

follow, say, see, notice, accompany, track

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji

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