Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sociobiology

/ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: so-ci-o-bi-o-lo-gy
IPA: /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

7

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sociobiology forms a unifying theory of the social interactions in the human and in the animal world. Its principle unifying human and animal societies is the maximisation of genetic fitness by the individual."

Etymology

From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: socio

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/
British English: /ˌsəʊ.si.əʊ.baɪˈɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sociobiologies (plural)

Derived Forms

sociobiological

Synonyms

biosociology

Rhymes With

technology appropriate technology psychology biology apology ideology theology geology ecology anthropology mythology archaeology

Questions

How do you pronounce sociobiology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsoʊ.si.oʊˌbaɪˈɑ.lɑ.d͡ʒi/.
What does sociobiology mean?: The science that applies the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of social behaviour in both humans and animals.
Where does sociobiology come from?: From socio- + biology, popularized by E. O. Wilson's Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (1975).

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