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xenosociology

Syllables: xe·no·so·cio·logy/zɛnəˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/

xenosociology noun: the study of alien sociology.

Noun

xenosociology (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The study of alien sociology.
    • The almostvirgin xeno- prefix should be used to designate extraterrestrial entities [...], concepts and subdisciplines (for example, xeno-biology, xenosociology), and exo- reserved for life outside of but native to Earth.2007, Jeff Prucher, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction

Origin of xenosociology

From xeno- + sociology.

Questions about xenosociology

What does xenosociology mean?
Xenosociology means the study of alien sociology.
What part of speech is xenosociology?
Xenosociology is a noun.
How do you pronounce xenosociology?
Xenosociology is pronounced /zɛnəˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/.

Words near xenosociology in the dictionary

  1. xenosexual
  2. xenosialitis
  3. xenosiderophore
  4. xenosiderophores
  5. xenosis
  6. xenosociology
  7. xenosome
  8. xenosomes
  9. xenosomic
  10. xenospecific
  11. xenospecificity

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