so‧ci‧ol‧o‧gy /ˌsəʊsiˈɒlədʒi, ˌsəʊʃi- $ ˌsoʊsiˈɑːl-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: society, sociologist, sociology, sociability, social, socialism, socialist, socialite, socialization, sociopath; adjective: sociable ≠ unsociable, social ≠ ANTI-SOCIAL, unsocial, socialist, socialistic, societal, sociological, sociopathic; adverb: socially, sociably, sociologically; verb: socialize]
the scientific study of societies and the behaviour of people in groups
—sociologist noun [countable]
—sociological /ˌsəʊsiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌsəʊʃi- $ ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑː-, ˌsoʊʃi-/ adjective:
a sociological study
—sociologically /-kli/ adverb
⇒ anthropology
, ethnology
, social science

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sociology
noun
ADJ. classical, mainstream, radical | industrial, medical, political, urban, etc.
PHRASES the sociology of culture/knowledge/religion/science, etc.
 ⇒ Note at SUBJECT (for verbs and nouns)

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