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a combining form used, with the meanings “social,” “sociological,” or “society,” in the formation of compound words: sociometry; socioeconomic.

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Origin of socio-

Combining form of Latin socius a fellow, companion, comrade; see -o-

Words nearby socio-

Society of Friends, Society of Jesus, society verse, Socinian, Socinus, socio-, sociobiology, sociocentric, sociocracy, sociocultural, sociodrama

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How to use socio- in a sentence

Other, larger considerations inevitably intervened—spiritual, interpersonal, socio-political.
What if Jazz Giant John Coltrane Had Lived?|Ted Gioia|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Silva concludes that America is afflicted by the socio-optic condition of “colorblind racism.”
How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List|David Masciotra|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it a stretch to imagine that similar socio-cultural barriers are erected even when that name is plastered on billboards?
Why Isn’t Idris Elba A Bigger Movie Star?|Rawiya Kameir|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the higher the socio-economic status of women, the more likely they were to reject full-time employment.
It's OK to 'Lean Back'|David Frum|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It works in three broad areas, all interconnected: socio-economic justice, political and human rights, and the peace process.
Whither The Israeli Left?|Brent E. Sasley|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What really remains for discussion is a problem of socio-psychology.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
Last night there was a row at the ball, of which I am a 'socio.'
Life of Lord Byron, With His Letters And Journals, Vol. 5 (of 6)|(Lord Byron) George Gordon Byron
With their help, we may be able to build a better civilization, one without the socio-political diseases that led to the war.
Stopover|William Gerken
Above is the inscription: Tantoque exsultat alumno; and below: Miro naturæ investigatori socio quond.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXVII, August 1852, Vol. V|Various
As a piece of socio-political journalism it invites the attention of every citizen in the nation.
Paths of Judgement|Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for socio-

socio-

combining form

denoting social or societysocioeconomic; sociopolitical; sociology

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