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Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Replacement fund

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The portion of the peasant budget allocated to the repair or replacement of materials depleted by normal wear and tear.

Hindbrain

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The posterior of three swellings in the hollow nerve cord of the primitive vertebrate brain; formed by a thickening of the wall of the nerve cord.

Holocene

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The post-glacial period, beginning about 10,000 b. P.

Horizontal distance

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The measurement of distance on a true level plane.

Legal subdivision system

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The method of describing parcels of land in terms of "township, range, section, and quarter section".

Midbrain

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The middle of three swellings in the hollow nerve cord of the primitive vertebrate brain; formed by a thickening of the wall of the nerve cord.

Spheres of exchange

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The modes of exchange-- reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange-- that apply to particular goods or in particular situations.

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