anthropology n the study of humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etc. See also →
cultural anthropology →
ethnology →
physical anthropology →
social anthropology ♦
anthropological adj ♦
anthropologically adv ♦
anthropologist n
cultural anthropology
n the branch of anthropology dealing with cultural as opposed to biological and racial features
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cultural anthropologist n
physical anthropology
n the branch of anthropology dealing with the genetic aspect of human development and its physical variations
social anthropology
n the branch of anthropology that deals with cultural and social phenomena such as kinship systems or beliefs, esp. of nonliterate peoples