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emic

Syllabification: (e·mic)
Pronunciation: /ˈēmik/
Anthropology
Definition of emic

adjective

  • relating to or denoting an approach to the study or description of a particular language or culture in terms of its internal elements and their functioning rather than in terms of any existing external scheme. Often contrasted with etic.

noun

(emics) [treated as singular]
  • study adopting this approach.

Origin:

1950s: abstracted from such words as phonemic (see phoneme) and systemic

emic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of emic in the British & World English dictionary