What is the meaning of society?

An extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization.
A formal association of people with similar interests.
- usage: "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
- synonyms: club, social club, guild, gild, lodge, order
The state of being with someone.
- usage: "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
- synonyms: company, companionship, fellowship
The fashionable elite.
- synonyms: high society, beau monde, smart set, bon ton

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