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English
Etymology
From Latin socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).
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socio-
- society
1980 December 27, Lee Swinslow, quoting Krissy Keeler, “Wallflower: Moving With Their Politics”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 10:So we at this point want to encourage everyone to have principled relationships, and to understand where their relationship fits in terms of socio-impact. We want heterosexuals to understand their privilege in relation to lesbians but not to across the board say we're not going to work with you unless you're a lesbian.
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Prefix
socio-
- socio-
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French
Prefix
socio-
- socio-
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Italian
Prefix
socio-
- socio-
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /so.sjo/, /ˌsɔ.si.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˌsɔ.sjo/
Prefix
socio-
- socio-
Usage notes
Used with a hyphen before words starting in ⟨o⟩ or ⟨h⟩.
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Spanish
Prefix
socio-
- socio-
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