xenosociology

English

Etymology

xeno- +‎ sociology

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

Noun

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.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.