uncountable the study of the way that people live in society
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acoustics
aesthetics
agriculture
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countable one of the separate subjects that deal with the way societies are organized, for example history or sociology. These subjects are referred to as the social sciences.
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arts
climate science
earth science
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social scientist
noun
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singular
social scientist
plural
social scientists
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People who study specific subjects
archaeologist
archeologist
astrologer
social science
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singular
social science
plural
social sciences
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uncountable the study of the way that people live in society
Synonyms and related words
Specific areas of study
acoustics
aesthetics
agriculture
1a
countable one of the separate subjects that deal with the way societies are organized, for example history or sociology. These subjects are referred to as the social sciences.