Complete Definition of "anthropology"

English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek �νθ���ο� (anthropos) "man, mankind, human, humanity" + λ�γο� see "logos". (�νθ���ο�="manfaced", from ανή� (aner) "man" + ��� (ops) "the eye, the face, countenance").

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�ænθɹ��p�l�d�i/, SAMPA|/%{nTr@"pQl@dZi/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ænθɹ��p��l�d�i/, SAMPA|/%{nTr@"pA:l@dZi/

Noun
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  1. the holistic scientific and social study of humanity

Derived terms
anthropologic
anthropological
anthropologist
cultural anthropology
social anthropology
paleoanthropology

See also
archaeology
paleontology
sociology

Translations
trans-top|the study of humanity
Catalan: antropologia f
Chinese:

Croatian: t+|hr|antropologija|f
Czech: t-|cs|antropologie|f
Esperanto: antropologio
Finnish: t+|fi|antropologia
French: anthropologie f
German: Anthropologie f :de:Anthropologie|(de)
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Greek: ανθ���ολογία
Icelandic: t-|is|mannfræði|f
Italian: t+|it|antropologia|f
Japanese: 人�学 (������, jinruigaku)
Polish: t+|pl|antropologia|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|antropologia|f
Russian: ан��опологи� (antropológija) f
Scottish Gaelic: daonn-eòlas m
Spanish: t+|es|antropología|f
Swedish: t-|sv|antropologi|c
trans-bottom

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Category:Social sciences

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