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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Social \So"cial\, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits; social happiness; social duties. "Social phenomena." --J. S. Mill. [1913 Webster] 2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse; companionable; sociable; as, a social person. [1913 Webster] 3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse. [1913 Webster] Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not Social communication. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of many individual plants of the same species. [1913 Webster] 5. (Zool.) (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females, and neuters, as do ants and most bees. (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians. [1913 Webster] {Social science}, the science of all that relates to the social condition, the relations and institutions which are involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself with questions of the public health, education, labor, punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the like. {Social whale} (Zool.), the blackfish. {The social evil}, prostitution. [1913 Webster] Syn: Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar; communicative; convival; festive. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: social adj 1: relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation" [syn: {social}, {societal}] 2: living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior" [ant: {unsocial}] 3: relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page" 4: composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director" 5: tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects" 6: marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee" n 1: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity [syn: {sociable}, {social}, {mixer}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: social /sosjal/ social From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]: social 1. social 2. social From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]: social 1. social 2. social From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 [fd-dan-eng]: social social