humanities
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/
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Noun
humanities pl (plural only)
- (obsolete) Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
- The study of language, literature, the arts, history, and philosophy, sometimes including religion.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) belles-lettres; see also Thesaurus:humanities
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Translations
classical studies — see classical studies
language, literature, etc.
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Further reading
- humanities on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “humanities”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “humanities”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “humanities”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
- "humanities" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
- humanities, encyclopedia.com
- Humanities Portal, britannica.com
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