Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

socio

/sˈoʊsioʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: so-cio
IPA: /sˈoʊsioʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.

Informal; Uncountable

noun

The discipline of sociology.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Just as I stood apart from the sort of Jewish women who majored in psych and socio at the local university and announced their engagements just before graduation."

Etymology

Shortening of sociology.

Usage

Rhymes With

ambrosio cosio dambrosio

Questions

How do you pronounce socio?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊsioʊ/.
What does socio mean?: At an institute of education, a class where sociology is taught.
Where does socio come from?: Shortening of sociology.

How to pronounce socio

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