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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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Cultural anthropology
Speech community
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A socially distinct group that develops a dialect; a variety of language that diverges from the national language in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
Levelling mechanism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A social or economic practise that serves to lessen differentials in wealth.
Sororate
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A social custom under which a widower has the right to marry one of his deceased wife's sisters, and her kin are obliged to provide him with a new wife.
Levirate
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A social custom under which a man has both the right to marry his dead brother's widow and the obligation to provide for her.
Caste
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A social category in which membership is fixed at birth and usually unchangeable.
Ribosome
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A small, spherical body within the cytoplasm of the cell in which protein synthesis takes place.
Hand-level
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A small, simple, hand-held surveying instrument for establishing horizontal lines-of-sight over short distances.
