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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesréseau social
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.zo so.sjal
"Il passe beaucoup de temps chaque jour sur son réseau social préféré."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A dedicated website or online platform that enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, and images.
"She shares her travel photographs and updates with family members across the globe on her favorite social network." - 2
A network of social interactions and personal relationships between individuals, groups, or organizations.
"Building a strong professional social network is essential for finding new career opportunities after graduation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'social' (derived from Latin 'socialis', meaning companionable or allied, from 'socius', comrade) and 'network' (first used in the 16th century for patterned textiles, later extended to interconnected systems). The compound emerged in mid-20th-century sociology to describe web-like patterns of interpersonal ties, evolving in the 21st century to denote online platforms dedicated to social interaction.
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réseau social
Transliteration: ʁe.zo so.sjal
"Il passe beaucoup de temps chaque jour sur son réseau social préféré."
soziales Netzwerk
Transliteration: zoˈtsi̯aːləs ˈnɛtˌvɛʁk
"Ein soziales Netzwerk verbindet Menschen auf der ganzen Welt."
social network
Transliteration: ˈsɔ.ʃal ˈnet.wɐrk
"Usa un social network per rimanere in contatto con i vecchi amici di scuola."
red social
Transliteration: red soˈsjal
"Muchos jóvenes comparten sus fotos diarias en una red social."
rede social
Transliteration: ˈʁe.dʒi su.siˈaw
"A empresa criou um perfil oficial em uma rede social famosa."
सोशल नेट्वर्क
Transliteration: sോഷല് നെറ്റ്വര്ക്ക്
Script: सोशल नेटवर्क
"आजकल हर युवा किसी न किसी सोशल नेटवर्क का उपयोग करता है।"
社交网络
Transliteration: shè jiāo wǎng luò
"社交网络改变了人们彼此交流和获取信息的方式。"
소셜 네트워크
Transliteration: so-syeol ne-teu-wo-keu
"그녀는 소셜 네트워크를 통해 새로운 친구들을 사귀었습니다."
ソーシャルネットワーク
Transliteration: sōsharu nettowāku
"彼は毎日ソーシャルネットワークでニュースをチェックしています。"
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