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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarygre·gar·i·ous \gri-ˈger-ē-əs\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin gregarius of a flock or herd, from greg-, grexflock, herd DATE 16681. a. tending to associate with others of one's kind : social b. marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : sociable c. of or relating to a social group2. a. of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b. living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony — used especially of wasps and bees• gre·gar·i·ous·ly adverb• gre·gar·i·ous·ness nounEnglish Etymologygregarious 1668, "living in flocks" (of animals), from L. gregarius, from grex(gen. gregis) "flock, herd," reduplication of PIE base *gere- "to gather together, assemble" (cf. Gk. ageirein "to assemble," agora"assembly;" O.C.S. grusti "handful;" Lith. gurgulys "chaos, confusion, gurguole "crowd, mass"). Sense of "sociable" first recorded 1789.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7gregariousgre·gari·ous / ^ri5^eEriEs; NAmE -5^er- / adjective1. liking to be with other people 交际的；合群的 SYN sociable 2. (biology 生) (of animals or birds 动物或鸟) living in groups 群居的• gre·gari·ous·ly adv. • gre·gari·ous·ness noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishgregarious adj. VERBS be, seem | become ADV. highly, very These animals are highly gregarious. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective Synonyms: SOCIAL 2, sociableWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: gregarious wavegre·gar·i·ous\grə̇ˈga(a)rēəs, grēˈ-, -ˈger-, -ˈgār-\ adjectiveEtymology: Latin gregarius of or relating to a herd or flock, from greg-, grex herd, flock + -arius -ary; akin to Old Irish graig herd of horses, Greek ageirein to collect, agora assembly, Lithuanian gurgulỹs thickening1. a. : marked by an inclination to associate with others of one's kind : tending to live in a flock, herd, or community rather than alone < fowl are gregarious > < man is a gregarious animal, living in flocks with his kind, in order to face the common foe — Emil Brunner > b. : characteristic of or common throughout a group, flock, or community < gregarious alarm at the intrusion >2. : marked by an instinctive or temperamental preference for a social rather than a solitary existence : wanting to be with others and disliking much solitude < the American is sociable and gregarious: he does not like solitariness or the solitudes — W.L.Sperry >3. a. of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b. : living in a community or in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony — used especially of solitary wasps and beesSynonyms: see social

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