🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

social

Pronunciation / Transliteration: soˈθjal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Societal/səˈsaɪ.ɪ.təl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Los impactos sociales del cambio climático son cada vez más evidentes."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to society or social relations.

    "The societal impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly evident."
  2. 2

    Pertaining to the structure or organization of society.

    "The study focused on societal norms and their evolution over time."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'societal' originates from the Latin word 'societas', meaning 'society', combined with the suffix '-al', which denotes relating to. It began to be used in English in the late 19th century to describe matters pertaining to society.

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