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societal.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj[səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩]Received-Pronunciation[səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩]Canada, General-American[səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩]Canada, General-American[səˈsɑe.ə.tɫ̩]Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

Where this word comes from

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 English -al English societal From society + -al.

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