anthron.
/ˈanθrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈænθroʊ/ North American colloquial.
Anthropology, esp. as a subject of study.
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1929 Z. N. Hurston Let. 10 Dec. in Life in Lett. (2002) 154 He is eager to go into Anthro. now and says that he is coming to see you when he comes to New York.
1954 Daily Californian 21 May 9/1 Anthro department offers six weeks in Sierras with six units of University credit included.
1982 People 1 Nov. 83/1 It was Donna who was primarily responsible for advancing his general interest in anthro into a degree-seeking endeavour.
2008 T: N.Y. Times Style Mag. 18 May 148/2 I wasn't taking anthro.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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