social

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 3 Spanish 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle French social < Latin socialis (“‘of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social’”) < socius (“‘a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally’”) < sequi (“‘to follow’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /səʊʃl̩/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -əʊʃəl

[edit] Noun

social (plural socials)

1. A festive gathering to foster introductions.
2. (Canadian Prairies) A dance held to raise money for a couple to be married.
3. (British, slang) Short for social security benefit, the UK government department responsible for administering such welfare benefit, for its employees.

   • Fred hated going down to the social to sign on.

4. (US) Short for social security number.

   • What's your social?

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[edit] Adjective

social (comparative more social, superlative most social)

1. Being extroverted or outgoing.
2. Of or related to society.

[edit] Antonyms

• antisocial
• unsocial
• asocial

[edit] Derived terms

• social conscience
• social function
• social outcast
• social security
• social science
• social studies
• social worker
• sociable
• socialist

[edit] Related terms

• sociality

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• social in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• social in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin socialis.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɔ.sjal/, X-SAMPA: /sO.sjal/

   Audio (France, Paris)^{help, file}

• Homophones: sociale, sociales
• Hyphenation: so‧cial

[edit] Adjective

social m. (f. sociale, m. plural sociaux, f. plural sociales)

1. social

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [so̞θi.äl]

[edit] Adjective

social m. and f. (plural sociales)

1. social