homosociality

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Mar 19, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Jon Lighter wrote:

> No OED. 85,200 hits alleged in Google Books alone.
>
> Only 71,000 for "homosocial."

NOAD2 has "homosocial" 'of or relating to social interaction between
members of the same sex, typically men', but has no entry for
"homosociality".

both are used, i believe, mostly in academic contexts.  these aren't
everyday words.

arnold

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