ANTHROPOLOGY


Meaning of ANTHROPOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin anthropologia, from anthrop- + -logia -logy

Date: 1593

1. : the science of human beings ; especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture

2. : theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings

• an·thro·po·log·i·cal -pə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• an·thro·po·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• an·thro·pol·o·gist ˌan(t)-thrə-ˈpä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.