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social

1. so.cial \'so--sh*l\ aj [L socialis, fr. socius companion, ally, 
   associate; akin to L se]qui to follow - more at SUE 1: involving allies or 
   confederates {the Social War}  2a: marked by or passed in pleasant 
   companionship with one's friends or as sociates {leads a very full ~ life} 
   : engaged in for sociability {~ drinking} 2b: SOCIABLE  2c: of, relating 
   to, or designed for sociability {a ~ club}  3a: tending to form cooperative 
   and interdependent relationships with one' s fellows : GREGARIOUS {man is a 
   ~ being} 3b: living and breeding in more or less organized communities  of 
   a plant  3c: tending to grow in groups or masses so as to form a pure stand 
    4: of or relating to human society, the interaction of the individual and  
   the group, or the welfare of human beings as members of society {~ 
   institutions} {~ behavior} {~ legislation} 5a: of, relating to, or based on 
   rank of status in a particular society (a member of his ~ set} 5b: of, 
   belonging to, or characteristic of the upper classes  5c: FORMAL 
2. social n : SOCIABLE