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keannu

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Does "social temperature" mean "social atmosphere"?

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ex)We are fortunate that in such a large office we all get along so well. You are one of the colleagues who keep the social temperature at such a comfortable setting....
 

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Does "social temperature" mean "social atmosphere"?

I think so, at least that's what I gather from the context. However, I have never heard of "social temperature" before and I don't think that it's a common term.
 

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I've not heard the phrase before either, but I agree with how you and CS have interpreted it. You might call such an atmosphere (social temperature at a comfortable setting) "congenial".

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