[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

society \soci"ety\, n.; pl. societies. l. societas, fr.
   socius a companion: cf. f. soci'et'e. see social.
   1. the relationship of men to one another when associated in
      any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "her loved
      society." --milton.
      1913 webster

            there is society where none intrudes
            by the deep sea, and music in its roar. --byron.
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   2. connection; participation; partnership. r.
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            the meanest of the people and such as have the least
            society with the acts and crimes of kings. --jer.
                                                  taylor.
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   3. a number of persons associated for any temporary or
      permanent object; an association for mutual or joint
      usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a
      partnership; as, a missionary society.
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   4. the persons, collectively considered, who live in any
      region or at any period; any community of individuals who
      are united together by a common bond of nearness or
      intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates,
      friends, and acquaintances.
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   5. specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community
      in its social relations and influences; those who mutually
      give receive formal entertainments.
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   society of jesus. see jesuit.

   society verses a translation of f. vers de soci'et'e,
      the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the
      amusement of polite society.
      1913 webster
see also:
societies social society of jesus jesuit society verses 

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