| Pronunciation: | | eth'nâlujee
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[n] the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics |
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ETHNOLOGY is a 9 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | anthropology |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eth*nol"o*gy\n. [Gr. ? nation + -logy.]
The science which treats of the division of mankind into
races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the
peculiarities which characterize them.
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| | Definition: | | a subset of cultural anthropology concerned with the comparative study of contemporary cultures, with a view to deriving general principles about human society. |
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