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 /ˌsəʊsiəˈlɒdʒɪk
əl, ˌsəʊʃi- $ ˌsoʊsiəˈlɑː-, ˌsoʊʃi-/
adjective:
a sociological study—sociologically /-kli/
adverb ⇒
anthropology,
ethnology,
social science [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲