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socio-

word-forming element meaning "social, of society; social and," also "having to do with sociology," from combining form of Latin socius "companion, ally, associate, fellow, sharer," from PIE *sokw-yo-, suffixed form of root *sekw- (1) "to follow." Common in compounds since c. 1880.

bewilderment (n.)

1789, "state or condition of being bewildered," from bewilder + -ment; meaning "thing or situation which bewilders" is from 1840.

shut-in (n.)

"person confined from normal social intercourse," 1904, from the verbal phrase, from shut (v.) + in (adv.).

underclass (n.)

"subordinate social class," 1894, from under (adj.) + class (n.). A loan-translation of Swedish underklass.

sociobiology (n.)

"study of the biological basis of social behavior," 1946, from socio- + biology. Related: Sociobiological.

situs (n.)

Latin, "situation, position" (see site). In technical uses in English, "proper or original position and location of something" (as in in situ).

emancipated (adj.)

1726, "set free," past-participle adjective from emancipate (v.). Meaning "freed from custom or social restraints" is from 1850.

clubby (adj.)

"of a social disposition," 1859, from club (n.) in the associative sense + -y (2). Related: Clubbily; clubbiness.

-lect

word-forming element abstracted 20c. from dialect and in words meaning a regional or social variety of a language.

Hiroshima

city in Japan, literally "broad island," from Japanese hiro "broad" + shima "island." So called in reference to its situation on the delta of the Ota River.

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