soc

[ sohs, sohsh ]

/ soʊs, soʊʃ /

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noun Informal.

sociology or a class or course in sociology.

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Origin of soc

By shortening

Other definitions for soc (2 of 2)

Soc.

abbreviation

socialist.

(often lowercase) society.

sociology.

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How to use soc in a sentence

He could lose what he pays in Soc Sec taxes in his golf bag.
Phil Mickelson Employs America's Dumbest Accountant|Michael Tomasky|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
By the way, I'd also look at raising the cap on the Soc Sec tax.
Two Good Questions from Readers|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There have been plenty of clashes between the Islamic Soc and the Israel Soc here.
My Classmate, the Plane Bomber|Venetia Thompson|December 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In his Tabula ad situandos et concordandos menses cum signis in dorso astrolabii in Atti della soc.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton

M. Bonnet has discovered and published, in the Bulletin de la Soc.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
Testament olographe de l'amiral Coligny, Bulletin de la Soc.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
The nursery of M. de Falloux in red pinafores, squalling out Soc.-de-moc.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852|Various
On the north side of the soc, close by the town, is a wall with a gate.
The Bible in Spain|George Borrow

British Dictionary definitions for soc

Soc.

soc.

abbreviation for

socialist

society

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