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etic

Pronunciation: /ˈɛtɪk/
Definition of etic

adjective

Anthropology
  • studying or describing a particular language or culture in a way that is general, non-structural, and objective in its perspective: is there a valid cross-cultural etic definition of violence?Often contrasted with emic.

Origin:

1950s: abstracted from phonetic

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