social studies

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈsoʊʃ.l̩ ˈstʌ.diz/
- /ˈsəʊʃ.l̩ ˈstʌ.dɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈsoʊʃ.l̩ ˈstʌ.diz/

Definitions of social studies words

noun social studies a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history, geography, civics, etc. 1
noun,plural social studies school subject: study of society 0
uncountable noun social studies In Britain, social studies is a subject that is taught in schools and colleges, and includes sociology, politics, and economics. 0
uncountable noun social studies In the United States, social studies is a subject that is taught in schools, and that includes history, geography, sociology, and politics. 0
noun social studies the study of how people live and organize themselves in society, embracing geography, history, economics, and other subjects 0
noun social studies a course of study, esp. in elementary and secondary schools, including history, civics, geography, etc. 0

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Origin of social studies

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Social studies

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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social studies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

social studies usage trend in Literature

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