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anthropological

anthropological

16 7.3
Relating to the study of people, their communities and cultures
  • adjective
  • /ˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : antropológico
  • I limp around the edge of the crowd until I find Sergio, who is recording his own anthropological observations.
  • anthropological study
  • anthropological literature
  • anthropological research

He was going to use this environment to depict the the human species in anthropological terms.

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Examples

  • If we look at that from anthropological perspective, we see that human beings started out, as I said, nomadic, and they just kept growing things.

  • Questions concerning the foundations of anthropological knowledge are the focus of major theoretical debate.

    Academic text (1991)
  • I met Jose in Boston at an anthropological meeting.

  • A preliminary version of this paper was presented at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting, Chicago, 1987.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Conclusion: Jewish Identities and the Anthropological Study of the Past

    Academic text (1999)
  • It was his last anthropological expedition.

  • [Woman] I discovered this community four years ago when I began an anthropological study of aging in an ethnic group.

  • Melanesia continues to inspire anthropological inquiry of meaning, thought, and action.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The figures are depicted with anthropological attention to details of body decoration, regalia, hairstyle, and ornamentation.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The anthropological studies revealed fascinating insights about ancient civilizations.

Synonyms

ethnographic
vsanthropological
  • Specialized
5 7.9

Relating to studies that describe people and their cultures

is more general, studying and explaining societies beyond mere description
ethnological
vsanthropological
  • Specialized
1 9.5

About the study of different groups of people and their cultures

is broader, studying humans beyond comparisons of separate peoples
ethnologic
vsanthropological
  • Specialized
9.7

About studying different groups of people and how they live

is broader, covering all human societies beyond specific group studies
ethnographical
vsanthropological
  • Specialized
8.4

Relating to the study of people and their cultures

is wider, covering overall human study not only field descriptions

How Anthropological

central
528 2.1
anthropological
  • Specialized
16 7.3
relevant
592 3.3
tangential
7 8.1
unrelated
10 3.5

Surface Forms

anthropological positive

Morphology

anthropological = anthropology (transparent) = anthropology + ical

Standard adjectival formation from the noun 'anthropology' using the productive suffix '-ical', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word anthropological comes from the Greek word anthropos, which means 'human' and is the same root as anthropology, the study of people and their cultures. So, something anthropological is about humans, their societies, and their customs.