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    [Adjective]  | "so*cial" | \ ˈsō-shəl \


    1: involving allies or confederates

    2: marked by or passed in pleasant companionship with friends or associates

    3: sociable


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate; akin to Old English secg man, companion, Latin sequi to follow ;

    [Noun]  | "social" 


    1: sociable


    Origin: 1857 ;

    [Noun]  | "social class" 


    1: a group of people sharing the same social or socioeconomic status : class


    Origin: 1794 ;

    [Noun]  | "social climber" 


    1: one who attempts to gain a higher social position or acceptance in fashionable society


    Origin: 1894 ;

    [Noun]  | "social conservatism" 


    1: a political philosophy stressing the importance of preserving traditional social mores, family and gender roles, and sexual morality (as by supporting legislation that is aimed at prohibiting abortion, restricting legal marriage to unions of one man and one woman, barring the legal recognition of the gender identity of transgender people, and banning pornography)


    Origin: 1974 ;

    [Noun]  | "social contract" 


    1: an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each


    Origin: 1660 ;

    [Noun]  | "social Darwinism" 


    1: an extension of Darwinism to social phenomena; specifically : a sociological theory that sociocultural advance is the product of intergroup conflict and competition and the socially elite classes (such as those possessing wealth and power) possess biological superiority in the struggle for existence


    Origin: 1877 ;

    [Noun]  | "social democracy" 


    1: a democratic welfare state that incorporates both capitalist and socialist practices


    Origin: 1942 ;

    [Noun]  | "social disease" 


    1: venereal disease

    2: a disease (such as tuberculosis) whose incidence is directly related to social and economic factors


    Origin: 1871 ;

    [Noun]  | "social distance" 


    1: the degree of acceptance or rejection of social interaction between individuals and especially those belonging to different social groups (such as those based on race, ethnicity, class, or gender)

    2: the avoidance of close contact with other people during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection


    Origin: 1824 ;

    [Noun]  | "social democrats" 


    [Noun]  | "social climber" 


    1: as in elitist, name-dropper;


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    [Noun]  | "social climbers" 


    1: as in elitists, name-droppers;


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    [Noun]  | "social democrat" 


    1: as in lefty, leftist;




    [Adjective]  | "social" 


    1: likely to seek or enjoy the company of others;


      * e.g., " ... not exactly the social sort, our boss generally stays in his office and keeps to himself "





    2: tending to group with others of the same kind;


      * e.g., " ... dogs are social animals, preferring by nature to be part of a pack "






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