n, pl  -gies  :  the science of humans : esp  :  the study of humans in relation to distribution, origin, classification, and relationship of races, physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture an*thro*po*log*i*cal adj an*thro*po*log*i*cal*ly adv an*thro*pol*o*gist n 
 
 
 
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