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word anthropology
definition The science and study of human beings.
eg_sentence By studying the cultures of primitive peoples, anthropology may give us a better understanding of our own culture.
explanation Anthropologists, those who study the whys and wherefores of human existence, today look not only at the tribes of the Amazon but also at the neighborhoods of Brooklyn or Santa Monica. Every group and every culture now seems to be possible material for anthropology. Some anthropologists specialize in the study of human evolution, some study human language, some study archaeology, and some study human culture through the ages. Unlike historians, they tend to focus less on what has been recorded in writings than on what can be discovered in other ways
IPA ˌænθrəˈpɑləʤi

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