anthropo-

COMBINING FORM

  • 1Human; of a human being.

    ‘anthropometry’

    1. 1.1 Relating to humankind.

      ‘anthropology’

Origin

From Greek anthrōpos ‘human being’.

Pronunciation

anthropo- /ˈanθrəpəʊ/

art1

NOUN

  • 2 (the arts) The various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.

    ‘the visual arts’

    in singular ‘the art of photography’

  • 3 (arts) Subjects of study primarily concerned with human creativity and social life, such as languages, literature, and history (as contrasted with scientific or technical subjects)

    ‘the belief that the arts and sciences were incompatible’

    ‘the Faculty of Arts’