xenosociology

English

Etymology

xeno- +‎ sociology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛnəˌsəʊʃiːˈɒləd͡ʒiː/
• Hyphenation: xe‧no‧so‧cio‧logy

Noun

xenosociology (uncountable)

1. (science fiction, rare) The study of alien sociology.
   • 2007, Jeff Prucher, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction:

     The almostvirgin xeno- prefix should be used to designate extraterrestrial entities [...], concepts and subdisciplines (for example, xeno-biology, xenosociology), and exo- reserved for life outside of but native to Earth.