anthropology synonyms

anthropology

n.

science of humans, study of humans, study of culture. see also social science, sociology.

Branches of anthropology include: anthropometry, anthropography, anthropogeography, ethnography, ethnology, demography, sociology, prehistoric anthropology, linguistics, cultural anthropology, human paleontology, archaeology, folklore, eugenics, criminology, psychology;

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