thanatology
Definitions
The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families.
Equivalents
10 more languages
Suomitanatologia
Gaeilgebáseolaíocht
Íslenskadauðafræði
Italianotanatologia
日本語死生学
한국어사망학
Polskitanatologia
Portuguêstanatologia
Русскийтанатология
Tiếng Việttử vong học
Examples
“Meronym: mortuary science”
“The work⟳ is part of a growing field called comparative thanatology — the study⟳ of how different animals react⟳ to death.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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