culturology

cul·tur·ol·o·gy

[kuhl-chuh-rol-uh-jee]
noun
a branch of anthropology concerned with the study of cultural institutions as distinct from the people who are involved in them.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; culture + -o- + -logy

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Main Entry:  culturology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the study of culture
Etymology:  culture + -ology
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