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societal

[səˈsaɪ.ɪ.tɫ̩] UK
[səˈsaɪ.ə.tɫ̩] Canada, US
[səˈsaɪ.ə.ɾɫ̩] Canada, US
[səˈsɑe.ə.tɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
[səˈsɑe.ə.ɾɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand

adjective more societal · most societal

Of or pertaining to society or social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc. But his real legacy, which has touched each of us more than we will likely ever know, centers around a rather simple notion of spontaneous order of societal development.

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Closest in meaning: social, socio-economic, socioeconomic, sociological, society, community, communal, civic, company, collective, corporate, socially, firm, civil, public, corporation

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adj societal

Español	societal
Français	sociétal
Deutsch	gesellschaftlich
Italiano	societario

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@misc{societal_2026,
  title = {societal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/societal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}