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cultural anthropology

The definition of cultural anthropology is the study of past and present societies and the language, traditions, customs, and behavior that are both similar or different from one to another.

(noun)

An example of cultural anthropology is ethnology.

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a major division of anthropology that deals with all aspects of past and present human cultures, including language, customs, and behavior

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cultural anthropology

noun

The scientific study of the development of human cultures based on ethnologic, ethnographic, linguistic, social, and psychological data and methods of analysis.

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