| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | gre·gar·i·ous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  gr -gâr  - s |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable. See synonyms at social. 2. Tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind: gregarious bird species. 3. Botany Growing in groups that are close together but not densely clustered or matted. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin greg rius, belonging to a flock, from grex, greg-, flock. See ger- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | gre·gari·ous·ly —ADVERB
gre·gari·ous·ness —NOUN
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