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socius

socius noun: any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.

Noun

socius (plural socii)

  1. (historical) Any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
  2. An associate; a fellow of an academy, etc.
  3. According to Gilles Deleuze, a social body that takes credit for production.

Forms of socius

pluralsocii

Origin of socius

Borrowed from Latin socius.

Questions about socius

What does socius mean?
Socius means any of the autonomous tribes and city states of the Italian Peninsula in permanent military alliance with the Roman Republic until the Social War of 91–88 BC.
What part of speech is socius?
Socius is a noun.
What is the plural of socius?
The plural of socius is socii.

Words near socius in the dictionary

  1. sociotopography
  2. sociotropic
  3. sociotropy
  4. sociotype
  5. sociotypes
  6. socius
  7. sock
  8. sock and buskin
  9. sock away
  10. sock cymbal
  11. sock cymbals

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