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The relationship of men to one another when associated in
any way; companionship; fellowship; company. |
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Connection; participation; partnership. |
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A number of persons associated for any temporary or
permanent object; an association for mutual or joint usefulness,
pleasure, or profit; a social union; a partnership; as, a missionary
society. |
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The persons, collectively considered, who live in any
region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united
together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who
recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances. |
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Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community
in its social relations and influences; those who mutually give receive
formal entertainments. |
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