society

Senso

1. A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.
2. A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.
3. The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.
4. The people of one’s country or community taken as a whole.
5. High society.
6. A number of people joined by mutual consent to deliberate, determine and act toward a common goal.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/

Etimologia

1530s; borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Frasi

Their definition is now maintained by the Market Research Society .

La loro definizione è ora mantenuta dalla società di ricerche di mercato.