anthropology

US /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ UK /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ See IPA manual

Freq #22745

Meanings

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noun
The scientific study of human beings, their societies, cultures, and development.

She studied anthropology to understand how different cultures organize family life.

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Forms anthropologies

Derived forms anthropologicanthropological anthropologistanthroposociologyastroanthropologyautoanthropologybioanthropologycyberanthropologyentropologyethnoanthropologygeoanthropologyneuroanthropology

Related forms archaeologypaleontology sociology

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social anthropology
the study of human societies, cultures, and social relationships

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Anthropology combines Greek anthropos, ‘human being’, with -logy, a suffix for a field of study. The book records it from the late 16th century.

Etymology

From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.

anthropologia la-new ἄνθρωπος Ancient Greek

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# anthropology

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/
**Frequency rank:** 22745

## Meanings
1. The scientific study of human beings, their societies, cultures, and development.

## Examples
- She studied anthropology to understand how different cultures organize family life.

## Derived Forms
- anthropologic
- anthropological
- anthropologist
- anthroposociology
- astroanthropology
- autoanthropology
- bioanthropology
- cyberanthropology
- entropology
- ethnoanthropology
- geoanthropology
- neuroanthropology

## Related Forms
- archaeology
- paleontology
- sociology

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: anthropologia
- Root: ἄνθρωπος

## Etymology
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.

## AI Etymology
Anthropology is from New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy. In present-day use, it means the scientific study of human beings, their societies, cultures, and development. Derived formations include anthropologic, anthropological, anthropologist, anthroposociology, and astroanthropology.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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