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Grade 7
(an-thro-pol-o-gy) 5 syllables

Definition

noun. the study of humans and their societies.

Example Sentence

The students studied the anthropology of religion in the area.

More Example Sentences

Anthropology helps us understand human behavior.

Synonyms

cultural studies; human science; ethnology

Antonyms

meteorology

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Rhymes

  • anthology
  • apology
  • astrology
  • biology
  • chronology
  • cytology
  • doxology
  • ecology
  • ethnology
  • ethology
  • geology
  • graphology
  • histology
  • hymnology
  • limnology
  • morphology
  • mycology
  • mythology
  • neurology
  • oncology
  • ontology
  • otology
  • pathology
  • penology
  • petrology
  • pomology
  • psychology
  • seismology
  • serology
  • theology
  • urology
  • virology
  • zoology

  • anthropology
  • archaeology
  • archeology
  • cardiology
  • cosmetology
  • criminology
  • dermatology
  • egyptology
  • embryology
  • entomology
  • etiology
  • etymology
  • genealogy
  • gerontology
  • gynecology
  • ideology
  • immunology
  • methodology
  • mineralogy
  • numerology
  • ophthalmology
  • ornithology
  • pharmacology
  • physiology
  • radiology
  • rheumatology
  • scientology
  • sociology
  • terminology
  • toxicology
  • transtechnology

  • astrogeology
  • bacteriology
  • biotechnology
  • dendrochronology
  • endocrinology
  • epistemology
  • geomorphology
  • infotechnology
  • intertechnology
  • kinesiology
  • meteorology
  • microbiology
  • paleontology
  • polytechnology

  • anesthesiology
  • electrobiology
  • epidemiology

  • micropaleontology
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