See Also: Anthropology(medicine)
anthropology(encyclopedia)
anthropology(dictionary)
anthropology(dictionary)
criminal anthropology(medicine)
physical anthropology(encyclopedia)
philosophical anthropology(encyclopedia)
cultural anthropology(encyclopedia)
anthropology, cultural(medicine)
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anthropology (iou)



anthropology noun. L16.
[from ANTHROPO- + -LOGY.]
The science of humankind, in the widest sense.
cultural anthropology = social anthropology below. physical anthropology the science of human zoology, evolution, and ecology. social anthropology the science of human social and cultural behaviour and its development.
? For a time (18-19), commonly restricted essentially to human biology. Subsequently regaining its original scope, and becoming divided into the two branches defined above.
anthropologist noun L18.
anthropologize verb intrans. (colloq.) study anthropology M20.