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an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.

Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by a strong sense of common identity, close personal relationships, and an attachment to traditional and sentimental concerns.

an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.

Sociology. a society or group characterized chiefly by formal organization, impersonal relations, the absence of generally held or binding norms, and a detachment from traditional and sentimental concerns, and often tending to be rationalistic and secular in outlook.