anthropology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌænθɹəˈpɒləd͡ʒi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌænθɹəˈpɑləd͡ʒi/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From New Latin anthropologia, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “human, mankind”) + -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -logy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
As another man has an ardour for art or music, or natural science, Mr. Pen said that anthropology was his favourite pursuit; and had his eyes always eagerly open to its infinite varieties and beauties: contemplating with an unfailing delight all specimens of it in all places to which he resorted […]
1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 47, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1849–1850, →OCLC:What I really liked about cyborg anthropology is that it crossed multiple fields of study.
2012 December 5, Amber Case, “Cyborg anthropologist: We can all be superhuman”, in CNN:Whilst History endeavours to represent the various phases of civilized life to the fullest extent, the interest of Anthropology rests chiefly upon the general features and the greatest differences in the various forms of human life; for as regards the latter science, these diversities form the most important and characteristic part, and we should have but a one-sided conception of man, if our notions of him were only derived from the history of civilization without taking into consieration the resquisite supplement arising from the study of uncivilized nations, and of man in a primative state.
1863, J. Frederick Collingwood (ed), Introduction to Anthropology (from Theodor Waitz, Anthropologie der Naturvölker, vol I (1959)) pp 8-9
- (countable, uncountable) The study of humanity in its relation to the divine, as in Christian anthropology.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anthropologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
forensic anthropology · social anthropology · biological anthropology · neuroanthropology · xenoanthropology · anthropologist · palaeoanthropology · bioanthropology · entropology · planthropology · palaeanthropology · structural anthropology · paleoanthropologist · astroanthropology · anthroposociology · socio-cultural anthropology · medical anthropology · paleoanthropology · cyberanthropology · anthropological · autoanthropology · geoanthropology · cultural anthropology · physical anthropology · anthropologic · ethnoanthropology · linguistic anthropology · socioanthropology
Holonyms
Meronyms
paleoanthropology · biological anthropology · physical anthropology · cultural anthropology · social anthropology · medical anthropology · linguistic anthropology · ethnography
Relateds
sociology · paleontology · archaeology
Synonyms
Translations (102)
de Menschenkunde (the study of humanity) · nl antropologie (the study of humanity) · tk antropologiýa (the study of humanity) · az antropologiya (the study of humanity) · hy մարդաբանություն (the study of humanity) · nb antropologi (the study of humanity) · lt antropologija (the study of humanity) · id antropologi (the study of humanity) · ka ანთროპოლოგია (the study of humanity) · gu નૃવંશશાસ્ત્ર (the study of humanity) · cs antropologie (the study of humanity) · nn antropologi (the study of humanity) · oc antropologia (the study of humanity) · yue 人類學 /人类学 (the study of humanity) · de Menschenlehre (the study of humanity) · ky антропология (the study of humanity) · gd corp-eòlas (the study of humanity) · es antropología (the study of humanity) · cmn 人類學 /人类学 (the study of humanity) · kl inuup ineriartorneranik ilisimatusarneq (the study of humanity) · te మానవ శాస్త్రము (the study of humanity) · pt antropologia (the study of humanity) · fi antropologia (the study of humanity) · br denoniezh (the study of humanity) · hu embertan (the study of humanity) · sk antropológia (the study of humanity) · ro антрополоӂие (the study of humanity) · ro antropologie (the study of humanity) · hi मानवशास्त्र (the study of humanity) · an antropolochía (the study of humanity) · tr antropoloji (the study of humanity) · kmr antropolojî (the study of humanity) · da antropologi (the study of humanity) · yi אַנטראָפּאָלאָגיע (the study of humanity) · gl antropoloxía (the study of humanity) · ps وګړپوهنه (the study of humanity) · el ανθρωπολογία (the study of humanity) · hi नृविज्ञान (the study of humanity) · fr anthropologie (the study of humanity) · tr insan bilimi (the study of humanity) · ota مبحث البشر (the study of humanity) · sd ماڻهُڀِياسُ (the study of humanity) · ar عِلْمُ الإِنْسَان (the study of humanity) · it antropologia (the study of humanity) · th มานุษยวิทยา (the study of humanity) · ia anthropologia (the study of humanity) · sl antropologija (the study of humanity) · sh антрополо̀гија (the study of humanity) · km មនុស្សសាស្ត្រ (the study of humanity) · ml നരവംശശാസ്ത്രം (the study of humanity) · hi मानवविज्ञान (the study of humanity) · km នរវិទ្យា (the study of humanity) · uz antropologiya (the study of humanity) · ast antropoloxía (the study of humanity) · sw anthropolojia (the study of humanity) · bg антрополо́гия (the study of humanity) · kn ಮಂದಿಯರಿಮೆ (the study of humanity) · gd daonn-eòlas (the study of humanity) · nv bílaʼashdlaʼii dóó áłʼąą dineʼé naalkaah (the study of humanity) · et antropoloogia (the study of humanity) · tl antropolohiya (the study of humanity) · fa مردمشناسی (the study of humanity) · be антрапало́гія (the study of humanity) · my မနုဿဗေဒ (the study of humanity) · sv antropologi (the study of humanity) · ca antropologia (the study of humanity) · is mannfræði (the study of humanity) · mt antropoloġija (the study of humanity) · ja 人類学 (the study of humanity) · vi nhân loại học (the study of humanity) · pl antropologia (the study of humanity) · sh antropològija (the study of humanity) · kk антропология (the study of humanity) · fo mannfrøði (the study of humanity) · io antropologio (the study of humanity) · ar أَنْطْرُوبُولُوجْيَا (the study of humanity) · uk антрополо́гія (the study of humanity) · eu antropologia (the study of humanity) · sq antropologji (the study of humanity) · ms kaji manusia (the study of humanity) · hy անթրոպոլոգիա (the study of humanity) · sl človekoslovje (the study of humanity) · mn хүн судлал (the study of humanity) · mk антропологија (the study of humanity) · de Anthropologie (the study of humanity) · mi mātauranga tikanga tangata (the study of humanity) · la anthropologia (the study of humanity) · eo antropologio (the study of humanity) · ms antropologi (the study of humanity) · tg мардумшиносӣ (the study of humanity) · lo ມະນຸດສາດ (the study of humanity) · ta மானிடவியல் (the study of humanity) · ru антрополо́гия (the study of humanity) · ko 인류학 (the study of humanity) · bn নৃবিজ্ঞান (the study of humanity) · lv antropoloģija (the study of humanity) · kmr mirovnasî (the study of humanity) · af antropologie (the study of humanity) · fr anthropologie (the theological study of humanity) · hu antropológia (the study of humanity) · kn ಮಾನವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ (the study of humanity) · nan-hbl 人類學 /人类学 (the study of humanity)