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noun(so-ci-e-ty)companionship or association with one's fellows : friendly or intimate intercourse : company
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)a voluntary association of individuals for common ends; especially : an organized group working together or periodically meeting because of common interests, beliefs, or profession
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another
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adjective(so-ci-e-ty)of, relating to, or typical of fashionable society
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geographical name(so-ci-e-ty)islands of the South Pacific belonging to France; capital Papeete (on Tahiti) area 621 square miles (1608 square kilometers), population 162,573
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)society of persons who are regular patrons of fashionable cafés
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)a mutual association for providing life and health insurance and old-age pension benefits to members
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)a society for the recognition of scholarly achievement especially of undergraduates
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)any of various oath-bound societies often devoted to brotherhood, moral discipline, and mutual assistance
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)a British business that is like a bank, that holds and invests the money saved by its members, and that provides loans and mortgages
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idiom(so-ci-e-ty)—used in phrases such as pay your debt to society to refer to being punished for committing a crime
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noun(so-ci-e-ty)a group of people who work to preserve the history of a place