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Anthropology

/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/

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

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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."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anthropology"

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Word	Definition
ethnologynoun	(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes different human cultures and the relationships between them.
paleoanthropologynoun	(anthropology) The scientific study of ancient human remains.
ethnographynoun	(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
humanitiesnoun	The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.
primatologynoun	(biology) The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.
archaeologynoun	The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.
social-science	—
bioanthropologynoun	biological anthropology
ethnohistorynoun	The history of an indigenous people
ethnopsychologynoun	The scientific study of psychological concepts as they exist across different ethnic groups
demographynoun	The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
sociologynoun	A social science that studies society, human social interaction, patterns of social relationships, and the interactions of culture. Through both theory and applied research, it engages subject matters across a range of microanalysis, mesoanalysis, and macroanalysis.
linguisticsnoun	The systematic and scholarly study of language.
anthropologiesnoun	—
archeologynoun	(US) Uncommon spelling of archaeology. [The study of the past by excavation and analysis of its material remains.]
anthropologicnoun	anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropologistsnoun	An expert in anthropology.
psychologynoun	(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
ethnomusicologynoun	(music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.
zoologynoun	The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.