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social

/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ adjective A1
  1. Being extroverted or outgoing. · James is a very social guy; he knows lots of people.
  2. Of or relating to society. · Teresa feels uncomfortable in certain social situations.· Unemployment is a social problem.
  3. Relating to social media or social networks. · social gaming
  4. Cooperating or growing in groups. · a social insect
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“You don’t know the social mill, dad.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 11 · C1
When there is a social to be got up or a church tea or anything else to raise money the women have to turn to and do the work.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 259 · C1
She could see him instantly before her, in every charm of air and address, but she could remember no more substantial good than the general approbation of the neighbourhood, and the regard which his social powers had gained him in the mess.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 239 · B2
In vain I endeavoured to interest him in Afghanistan, in India, in social questions, in anything which might take his mind out of the groove.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 90 · B2

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