| Pronunciation: | | eth'nâgrufee
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[n] the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies |
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ETHNOGRAPHY is a 11 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | descriptive anthropology |
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| | See Also: | | anthropology |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eth*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? nation + -graphy: cf. F.
ethnographie.]
That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the
characteristics of the human family, developing the details
with which ethnology as a comparative science deals;
descriptive ethnology. See {Ethnology}.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | that aspect of cultural anthropology concerned with the descriptive documentation of living cultures. |
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