xenosociology

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

xeno- +‎ sociology

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zɛnəˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/
  • Hyphenation: xe‧no‧so‧cio‧logy

Noun[edit]

xenosociology (uncountable)

  1. (science fiction, rare) The study of alien sociology.
    • 2007, Jeff Prucher, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction:
      The almostvirgin xeno- prefix should be used to designate extraterrestrial entities [...], concepts and subdisciplines (for example, xeno-biology, xenosociology), and exo- reserved for life outside of but native to Earth.
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