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  • 51social — socially, adv. socialness, n. /soh sheuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club. 2. seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious. 3. of,… …

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  • 52society — societyless, adj. /seuh suy i tee/, n., pl. societies, adj. n. 1. an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes. 2. a body of individuals living as… …

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  • 53association — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. club, organization (See party); fraternity; partnership, combination, league; analogy (See relation). See accompaniment, cooperation.Ant., disunion, rupture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …

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  • 54friendship — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being friends] Syn. association, companionship, alliance, confraternity, amity, concord, harmony, camaraderie, fellowship, comradeship, fraternization, attachment, bond, closeness, brotherhood, sisterhood,… …

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  • 55society — so•ci•e•ty [[t]səˈsaɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties, adj. 1) soc an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes 2) soc a body of individuals living as members of… …

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  • 56society — /səˈsaɪəti / (say suh suyuhtee) noun (plural societies) 1. a body of individuals living as members of a community: a society of human beings. 2. the body of human beings generally, associated or viewed as members of a community: the evolution of… …

  • 57so´cial|ness — so|cial «SOH shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. concerned with human beings in their relations to each other: »social justice. The social state is…so natural, so necessary, and so habitual to man (John Stuart Mill). 2. of or dealing with the… …

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  • 58so|cial — «SOH shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. concerned with human beings in their relations to each other: »social justice. The social state is…so natural, so necessary, and so habitual to man (John Stuart Mill). 2. of or dealing with the living… …

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  • 59MARRIAGE — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept in the bible in sectarian teaching in rabbinic literature in medieval and modern times marriage ceremony in the bible in the talmud post talmudic period the marriage… …

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  • 60Contubernal — Con*tu ber*nal, Contubernial Con tu*ber ni*al, a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent companionship.] Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship. [1913 Webster] Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben… …

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