anthropopeia

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UK/ænˌθɹəʊpəʊˈpiːjə/UK/ˌænθɹəpəʊˈpiːjə/

noun

Scientific enquiry aimed at the deduction of the laws that regulate the interactions of the anatomical, biological, and psychological elements of human physiology.

OriginAncient Greek ἀνθρωποποιΐα →
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Meanings

nounanthropopeia (uncountable)

alternative anthropopoeia · alternative anthropopœia · alternative anthropeia · alternative anthropoeia · alternative anthropœia

  1. uncountableScientific enquiry aimed at the deduction of the laws that regulate the interactions of the anatomical, biological, and psychological elements of human physiology.
  2. rhetoricuncountableDepiction or representation as human; anthropomorphism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνθρωποποιΐα
  2. Englishanthropopeia

From the Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποποιΐα (anthrōpopoiḯa), from ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human being”) + -ποιία (-poiía, “making”).

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anthropopeia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropopeia

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“anthropopeia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropopeia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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