anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee]

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noun

the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.

the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals.

the science of humans and their works.

Also called philosophical anthropology. the study of the nature and essence of humankind.

Origin of anthropology

First recorded in 1585–95; anthropo- + -logy

Related formsan·thro·po·log·i·cal

[an-thruh-puh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌæn θrə pəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, an·thro·po·log·ic, adjectivean·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·an·thro·po·log·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·an·thro·po·log·ic, adjectivesem·i·an·thro·po·log·i·cal, adjectivesem·i·an·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of anthropologically

He was not legally a criminal, but, as Lombroso remarks, he was so anthropologically.
The Criminal
Havelock Ellis
Anthropologically they belonged, like the Tunguses, to the Mongol race.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]
Wolfram Eberhard
These people are, anthropologically as well as proverbially, narrow-chested and deficient in lung capacity.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, December 1898
Various
It's true psychologically, and anthropologically, and palæethnologically; and that does to start with.
The Treasure of the Isle of Mist
W. W. Tarn
Anthropologically interesting as are the results of the excavations at Umm el-Gra'ab, they are no less historically important.
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery
L.W. King and H.R. Hall

British Dictionary definitions for anthropologically

anthropology

noun

the study of humans, their origins, physical characteristics, institutions, religious beliefs, social relationships, etcSee also cultural anthropology, ethnology, physical anthropology, social anthropology

Derived Formsanthropological (ˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveanthropologically, adverbanthropologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for anthropologically

anthropology

"science of the natural history of man," 1590s, originally especially of the relation between physiology and psychology, from Modern Latin anthropologia or coined independently in English from anthropo- + -logy. In Aristotle, anthropologos is used literally, as "speaking of man."

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