Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entropology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-tropol-o-gy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of social systems to disintegrate.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined in 1955 by Claude Lévi-Strauss as Blend of entropy + anthropology

Usage

Questions

What does entropology mean?
The study of human actions that lead to the disintegration and increasing disorder of highly evolved social systems.
Where does entropology come from?
Coined in 1955 by Claude Lévi-Strauss as Blend of entropy + anthropology

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