"parasociality" meaning in All languages combined

See parasociality on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From para- + sociality. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|para-|sociality}} para- + sociality Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} parasociality (uncountable)
  1. The quality or condition of being parasocial. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-parasociality-en-noun-cOoKf80N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Social sciences Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with para-: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Social sciences: 72 28
  2. (sociobiology) The exhibition of behaviour that is communal, quasisocial or semisocial. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-parasociality-en-noun-ezWX82L~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: biology, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociobiology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eusociality, sociality
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