anthropology
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anthropology
- /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ UK
- /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.
noun anthropologies
- The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework. According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology or kin naming systems.
- The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
Similar: anthropology
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ethnology, paleoanthropology, ethnography, humanities, primatology, archaeology, social-science, bioanthropology, ethnohistory, ethnopsychology, demography, sociology, linguistics, anthropologies, archeology, anthropologic
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Similar: anthropology
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noun the study of humanity
| Español | antropología |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인류학 illyuhak |
| 日本語 | 人類学 jinruigaku |
| 中文 | 人類學 /人类学 rénlèixué |
| हिन्दी | मानवशास्त्र mānavśāstra, नृविज्ञान nŕvijñān, मानवविज्ञान mānavvijñān |
| Kiswahili | anthropolojia |
| Português | antropologia |
| Français | anthropologie |
| Deutsch | Anthropologie, Menschenkunde, Menschenlehre |
| Italiano | antropologia |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπολογία anthropología |
| Română | antropologie |
| Русский | антрополо́гия antropológija |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân loại học |
| العربية | عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان ʕilmu l-ʔinsān, أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا ʔanṭrubulūjyā |
noun the theological study of humanity
| Français | anthropologie |
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Talk about this word "anthropology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anthropology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anthropology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anthropology "anthropology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anthropology.Cite this
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title = {anthropology},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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