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structural anthropology

structural anthropology noun: the study of human bodies; anatomy.

Noun

structural anthropology (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The study of human bodies; anatomy.
  2. The study of social structures in human communities; the study of human society according to the theories of structuralism, especially associated with French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.

Origin of structural anthropology

From structural + anthropology, in later sense after French anthropologie structurale.

Questions about structural anthropology

What does structural anthropology mean?
Structural anthropology means the study of human bodies; anatomy.
What part of speech is structural anthropology?
Structural anthropology is a noun.

Words near structural anthropology in the dictionary

  1. structural
  2. structural adjustment
  3. structural adjustments
  4. structural anthropologist
  5. structural anthropologists
  6. structural anthropology
  7. structural biology
  8. structural deficit
  9. structural deficits
  10. structural disorder
  11. structural disorders

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