"soc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səʊʃ/ [UK], /soʊʃ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-soc (sh).wav Forms: socs [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊʃ Etymology: Abbreviation of sociology and social. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|sociology}} Abbreviation of sociology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soc (countable and uncountable, plural socs)
  1. (slang, uncountable) Sociology or social science. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-soc-en-noun-pBFO757S
  2. (slang, countable) Upper class youth. Tags: countable, slang
    Sense id: en-soc-en-noun-wZ6GBYQG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Soc
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /sɑk/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-sock.ogg Forms: socs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒk Etymology: Clipping of society. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|society}} Clipping of society Head templates: {{en-noun}} soc (plural socs)
  1. (UK, university slang) A society (circle, club, interest group). Tags: UK Categories (topical): Universities Derived forms: -soc (english: society-name-forming suffix)
    Sense id: en-soc-en-noun-R5k0iKEF Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 49 17 30 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 3 5 50 15 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /sɒk/ [UK], /sɑk/ [US] Audio: En-au-soc.ogg
Etymology: From Middle English soke, sok, soc, from Old English sōcn. More at soke. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|soke}} Middle English soke, {{inh|en|ang|sōcn}} Old English sōcn Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soc (uncountable)
  1. (UK, law, historical) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction. Tags: UK, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: soke
    Sense id: en-soc-en-noun-nTuntI1z Categories (other): British English Topics: law
  2. (UK, obsolete) An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands. Tags: UK, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-soc-en-noun-MwiWqsYt Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: soc and sac, sac and soc
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "soke"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "historical",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "miller",
          "miller"
        ],
        [
          "grind",
          "grind"
        ],
        [
          "corn",
          "corn"
        ],
        [
          "mill",
          "mill"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, obsolete) An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of grinding all the corn used within the manor or township in which the mill stands."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-soc.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1f/En-au-soc.ogg/En-au-soc.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/En-au-soc.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "sock"
    }
  ],
  "word": "soc"
}

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