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Ethos

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

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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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Allocution noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

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Anthropology noun · 78% connection

the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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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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Exordium noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse

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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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Narration noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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Parenesis noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) exhortation; admonition.; "In Deuteronomy it is often impossible to separate parenesis from history."

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Peroration noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

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Ploce noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning

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Relationship noun · 78% connection

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

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Acculturation noun · 78% connection

the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"

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Anglo-Saxon noun · 78% connection

a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by Englis…

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Anthropography noun · 78% connection

That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by…

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Anthropological adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.

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Anthropologist noun · 78% connection

One who is versed in anthropology.

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Bailiwick noun · 78% connection

a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is th…

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Characteristic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thin…

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Compound noun · 78% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, distinctive, spirit, culture, greek.
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Compound word noun · 78% connection

a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes.; "Also c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, distinctive, spirit, culture, greek.
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Cultural anthropology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, distinctive, spirit, culture, greek.
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Culture noun · 78% connection

the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization; "the developing drug culture"; "the r…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: anthropology, distinctive, spirit, culture, greek.
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Descriptive anthropology noun · 78% connection

the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies

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Discipline noun · 78% connection

a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is th…

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