socio-

See also: socio and sócio

English

Etymology

From Latin socius (associated, allied; partner, companion, ally), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (companion), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to follow).

Pronunciation

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socio-

  1. society
    • 1980 December 27, Lee Swinslow, quoting Krissy Keeler, “Wallflower: Moving With Their Politics”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 23, page 10:
      So we at this point want to encourage everyone to have principled relationships, and to understand where their relationship fits in terms of socio-impact. We want heterosexuals to understand their privilege in relation to lesbians but not to across the board say we're not going to work with you unless you're a lesbian.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with socio-

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Prefix

socio-

  1. socio-

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French

Prefix

socio-

  1. socio-

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Italian

Prefix

socio-

  1. socio-

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /so.si.o/ [so.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /so.sjo/, /ˌsɔ.si.o/ [ˌsɔ.sɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˌsɔ.sjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /su.sju/, /ˌsɔ.sju/

Prefix

socio-

  1. socio-

Usage notes

Used with a hyphen before words starting in o or h.

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Spanish

Prefix

socio-

  1. socio-

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