/səˈsaɪəti/

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Meaning

All the people who live together in one place and share the same laws and ways of life.

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Grammar

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Pluralsocieties

Examples

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"Society" means all the people living together as one group.

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"Societies" is the plural, meaning more than one society.

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Here "society" means the wider group of people around us.

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 8: society, fella, theory and 7 more words.