1[only before noun]connected with society and the way it is organizedsocial issues/problems/reformsa call for social and economic change
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2[only before noun]connected with your position in societysocial class/backgroundsocial advancement (= improving your position in society)social mobility (= the movement of people from one social class to another)
activities with others
3[only before noun]connected with activities in which people meet each other for pleasurea busy social lifeTeam sports help to develop a child's social skills(= the ability to talk easily to other people and do things in a group).Social events and training days are arranged for all the staff.Join a social club to make new friends.
animals
4[only before noun](technology)living naturally in groups, rather than aloneApes are social animals.
adverbThe reforms will bring benefits, socially and politically.This type of behavior is no longer socially acceptable.a socially disadvantaged family (= one that is poor and from a low social class)We meet at work, but never socially.Carnivores are usually socially complex mammals.See social in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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