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Added 9 October 2026

society

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/ noun

In Latin: societās First recorded: 1530 Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about society at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.
A formal association of people with similar interests.
he joined a golf club
The state of being with someone.
he missed their company

Origin

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.

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