society
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(noun) an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization |
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Related Words: civilization, social group |
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(noun) the fashionable elite |
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Synonyms: beau monde, bon ton, high society, smart set |
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Related Words: elite |
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(noun) a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" |
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Synonyms: club, gild, guild, lodge, order |
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Related Words: American Legion, VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars, association, athenaeum, atheneum, bookclub, chapter, chess club, country club, frat, fraternity, glee club, golf club, hunt, hunt club, jockey club, racket club, rowing club, secret society, service club, slate club, sorority, tennis club, turnverein, yacht club |
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(noun) the state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" |
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Synonyms: companionship, company, comradeship, fellowship, good fellowship |
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Related Words: freemasonry, friendly relationship, friendship |
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