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ethnology

Pronunciation: /ɛθˈnɒlədʒi/

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Definition of ethnology

noun

[mass noun]

the study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them.

Derivatives

ethnologic
ethnological
ethnologically
ethnologist

ethnology in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ethnology in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

ethnocultural
ethnogenesis
ethnography
ethnohistory
ethnolinguistics
ethnology
ethnomethodology
ethnomusicology
ethnoscience
ethogram
ethology

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kempt

/ kɛm(p)t

adjective

maintained in a neat and clean condition …

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ethnology

noun

Derivatives

ethnologic

ethnological

ethnologically

ethnologist

ethnology in other Oxford dictionaries

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