anthropology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

WordNet

An`thro*pol"o*gy noun
Etymology
Gr. man + -logy.
Definitions
  1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body.
  2. The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.
  3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.

Webster 1913