anthropology
/an-thruh-POL-uh-jee/nounthe study of human societies, cultures, and their development
“Her anthropology fieldwork took her to highland villages for a year.”
- Synonyms
- ethnology, social science
- Root
- anthrop- (human)
- Memory hook
- anthropo (human) + logy (study): the study of humans.
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