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gregarious

Syllabification: (gre·gar·i·ous)
Pronunciation: /griˈge(ə)rēəs/
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Definition of gregarious

adjective

  • (of a person) fond of company; sociable:he was a popular and gregarious man
  • (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities:gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts
  • (of plants) growing in open clusters or in pure associations.

Derivatives

gregariously

adverb

gregariousness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg- 'a flock') + -ous

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