anthropology

/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi//ˌænθɹəˈpɑːlədʒi/

noun

  1. 1

    The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

    According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology (i.e., "kin naming systems"): Sudanese, Hawaiian, Eskimo, Crow, Omaha, and Iroquois.

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