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• anthropology — [ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒi] noun [U] the study of human societies, customs, and beliefs anthropological [ˌænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l] adj anthropologist [ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst] noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• anthropophagy — /ænθrəˈpɒfədʒi/ (say anthruh pofuhjee) noun the eating of human flesh; cannibalism. –anthropophagic /ænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk/ (say anthruhpuh fajik), anthropophagical, anthropophagous /ænθrəˈpɒfəgəs/ (say anthruh pofuhguhs), adjective …  

• anthracite — /ˈænθrəsaɪt / (say anthruhsuyt) noun a hard, black, lustrous coal containing little of the volatile hydrocarbons and burning almost without flame; hard coal. {Latin anthracītes, from Greek anthrakītēs kind of precious stone (properly coal like)… …  

• anthrax — /ˈænθræks / (say anthraks) noun (plural anthraces /ˈænθrəsiz/ (say anthruhseez)) 1. a malignant infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals and of humans, caused by Bacillus anthracis. 2. a malignant carbuncle which is the diagnostic… …  

• anthropocentric — /ˌænθrəpəˈsɛntrɪk/ (say .anthruhpuh sentrik) adjective 1. regarding humankind as the central fact of the universe. 2. assuming humankind to be the final aim and end of the universe. 3. viewing and interpreting everything in terms of human… …  

• anthropogenesis — /ˌænθrəpəˈdʒɛnəsəs/ (say .anthruhpuh jenuhsuhs) noun the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study. Also, anthropogeny /ˌænθrəˈpɒdʒəni/ (say .anthruh pojuhnee). {anthropo + genesis} …  

• anthropology — /ænθrəˈpɒlədʒi / (say anthruh poluhjee) noun 1. the systematic study that deals with the origin, development (physical, intellectual, cultural, moral, etc.) and varieties of humanity. 2. the body of knowledge associated with that study. {anthropo …  

• anthropometry — /ænθrəˈpɒmətri/ (say anthruh pomuhtree) noun the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body. {anthropo + metry} –anthropometric /ˌænθrəpəˈmɛtrɪk/ (say .anthruhpuh metrik), anthropometrical, adjective …  

• anthroponomy — /ænθrəˈpɒnəmi/ (say anthruh ponuhmee) noun the science that deals with the laws regulating the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment. Also, anthroponomics /ænθrəpəˈnɒmɪks/ (say anthruhpuh nomiks).… …  

• anthropophagi — /ænθrəˈpɒfəgaɪ/ (say anthruh pofuhguy) plural noun (singular anthropophagus /ænθrəˈpɒfəgəs/ (say anthruh pofuhguhs)) eaters of humans; cannibals. {Latin, plural of anthrōpophagus, from Greek anthrōpophagos} …  

• anthrax — [ˈænθræks] noun [U] a very serious illness that affects cows and sheep and sometimes people …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English