anthropology

/an-thruh-POL-uh-jee/noun

the 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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