societal

adj
/səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩/UK/səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩/CA/səˈsɑe.ə.tɫ̩/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *sokʷéh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokʷh₂ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokʷyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin societāslbor. Old French societé Middle French societébor. English society Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English societal From society + -al.

  1. derived from *sekʷ-
  2. derived from *sokʷ-yo-
  3. derived from societas
  4. derived from societé
  5. borrowed from societé
  6. formed as societal — “society + -al

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

    • But his real legacy, which has touched each of us more than we will likely ever know, centers around a rather simple notion of spontaneous order of societal development.
    • While H5N1 flu is obviously lethal, some milder flus pose a greater societal threat, Professor Mathews says.
    • "It would also bring huge societal and economic benefits to all the regions of Britain, not just to London - helping the Government with its 'levelling up' agenda."

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at societal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at societal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at societal

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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