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social science

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A branch of science that studies the society and human behavior in it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: anthropology, communication studies, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, social studies, sociology

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: science, scientific discipline

Narrower terms: civics, anthropology, politics, political science, government, home economics, home ec, domestic science, household arts, economics, economic science, political economy, proxemics, sociology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: علم اجتماعي — branch of science
  • Catalan: ciències socials — branch of science
  • Chinese Mandarin: 社會科學 /社会科学 (shèhuì kēxué) — branch of science
  • Czech: společenská věda — branch of science
  • Dutch: sociale wetenschap — branch of science
  • Finnish: yhteiskuntatiede — branch of science
  • French: science sociale — branch of science
  • Georgian: საზოგადოებრივი მეცნიერება (sazogadoebrivi mecniereba) — branch of science
  • Georgian: სოციალური მეცნიერება (socialuri mecniereba) — branch of science
  • Georgian: საზოგადოებათმცოდნეობა (sazogadoebatmcodneoba) — branch of science
  • German: Sozialwissenschaft — branch of science
  • Greek: κοινωνική επιστήμη (koinonikí epistími) — branch of science
  • Indonesian: ilmu pengetahuan sosial — branch of science
  • Indonesian: ilmu sosial — branch of science
  • Japanese: 社会科学 (shakaikagaku) — branch of science
  • Korean: 사회과학 (sahoegwahak) — branch of science
  • Latvian: sabiedriskā zinātne — branch of science
  • Malay: sains sosial — branch of science
  • Persian: علم الاجتماع — branch of science
  • Polish: nauka społeczna — branch of science
  • Romanian: științe sociale — branch of science
  • Russian: обществозна́ние (obščestvoznánije) — branch of science
  • Slovene: družboslovje — branch of science
  • Spanish: ciencias sociales — branch of science
  • Swedish: samhällsvetenskap — branch of science
  • Tagalog: ulnayan — branch of science
  • Tagalog: agham panlipunan — branch of science
  • Tagalog: aghamlipunan — branch of science
  • Tagalog: aglipunan — branch of science
  • Tamil: சமூக அறிவியல் (camūka aṟiviyal) — branch of science
  • Thai: สังคมศาสตร์ — branch of science
  • Turkish: sosyal bilim — branch of science
  • Turkish: toplumsal bilim — branch of science
  • Vietnamese: khoa học xã hội — branch of science