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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries人文科学
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jinbun kagaku
"彼女は大学で人文科学を学んでいます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Academic branches of study that concern human culture, including literature, philosophy, history, art, and languages.
"She decided to pursue a degree in the humanities to better understand cultural history." - 2
The quality of being human; human nature or tender feelings.
"In times of crisis, their shared humanities brought the diverse community together."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'humanitas' meaning human nature, civilization, and kindness, passing through Middle French 'humanités'. During the Renaissance, it evolved to designate 'studia humanitatis' or liberal arts distinct from divine theology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Humanities" is said worldwide
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humanités
Transliteration: y-ma-ni-te
"Il étudie les humanités à l'université."
Geisteswissenschaften
Transliteration: Gaɪ̯stəsˌvɪsn̩shaftn̩
"Die Geisteswissenschaften spielen eine wichtige Rolle in der Gesellschaft."
discipline umanistiche
Transliteration: di-sci-pli-ne u-ma-ni-sti-che
"Si è laureato in discipline umanistiche."
humanidades
Transliteration: u-ma-ni-da-des
"La facultad de humanidades ofrece varios cursos nuevos."
humanidades
Transliteration: u-ma-ni-da-dʒis
"Ele é um professor de humanidades."
मानavिकी
Transliteration: manaviki
Script: मानविकी
"विश्वविद्यालय में मानविकी विभाग बहुत बड़ा है।"
人文学
Transliteration: rén wén xué
"他对人文学科有着深厚的研究兴趣。"
인문학
Transliteration: inmunhak
"대학에서 인문학을 전공하고 있습니다."
人文科学
Transliteration: jinbun kagaku
"彼女は大学で人文科学を学んでいます。"
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