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Definition of
social science noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
social science
noun
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈsaɪəns/
/ˌsəʊʃl ˈsaɪəns/
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[uncountable]
(also
social studies
[plural]
)
the study of people in society
Topics
Education
b2
[countable]
a particular subject connected with the study of people in society, for example geography,
economics
or
sociology
See
social science
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
See
social science
in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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social psychologist
noun
social psychology
noun
social science
noun
social scientist
noun
social secretary
noun
previously
adverb
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social science
noun- [uncountable]
(also social studies [plural]) the study of people in societyTopics Educationb2
- [countable] a particular subject connected with the study of people in society, for example geography, economics or sociology
See social science in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee social science in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English