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so•ci•o•log•i•cal
(sō′sē ə loj′i kəl, sō′shē-),USA pronunciation adj.
so′ci•o•log′i•cal•ly, adv.
- Sociologyof, pertaining to, or characteristic of sociology and its methodology.
- Sociologydealing with social questions or problems, esp. focusing on cultural and environmental factors rather than on psychological or personal characteristics:a sociological approach to art.
- Sociologyorganized into a society;
social.
- sociolog(y) + -ic + -al1 1835–45
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