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Anthropology

The science of the structure and functions of the human body.

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Archaeology 76% connected

The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, imp…

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Archeology 76% connected

Alt. of Archeological

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Ethnography 76% connected

That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the characteristics of the human family, developing the details with which ethnology as a comparat…

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Ethnology 76% connected

The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize t…

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Anthropological 74% connected

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

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Anthropological 74% connected

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

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Identity noun · 85% connection

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

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Individuality noun · 85% connection

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

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Personal identity noun · 85% connection

the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"

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Sociology noun · 85% connection

the study and classification of human societies

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Government noun · 84% connection

the study of government of states and other political units

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Politics noun · 84% connection

the study of government of states and other political units

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Identification noun · 84% connection

the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

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Affinal adjective · 78% connection

(anthropology) related by marriage

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Affine noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) kin by marriage

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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Blood kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Cognation noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Consanguinity noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Eidos noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

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Ethos noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

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Family relationship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

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Kinship noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

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Kinship system noun · 78% connection

(anthropology) the system of social relationships that constitute kinship in a particular culture, including the terminology that is u…

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Anatomy noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.

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Anthropomorphist noun · 78% connection

One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.

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Anthropomorphite noun · 78% connection

One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity. Taylor. Specifically, one of a sect of anci…

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Back noun · 78% connection

In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals, that part of the body…

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Botany a. & n. · 78% connection

The science which treats of the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, their places of growth, their classification, and t…

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Cardiolgy noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the heart and its functions.

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Chrematistics noun · 78% connection

The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the science, of political economy.

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Clay noun · 78% connection

Earth in general, as representing the elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human body as formed from such particles.

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Constitution noun · 78% connection

The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; na…

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Dermatology noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.

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Differentiation noun · 78% connection

The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or fu…

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Editor program noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

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Encephalology noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.

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