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ethnology noun
/eθˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/
/-ˈnɑː.lə-/ n [U] Definition
the comparative and historical study of different societies and cultures
ethnologic adjective
/ˌeθ.nəʊ ˈlɒdʒ.ɪk//-noʊˈlɑː.dʒɪk/ adj (also ethnological) ethnologically adverb
/ˌeθ.nəʊ ˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kli//-noʊˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kli/ adv ethnologist noun
/eθˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst//-ˈnɑː.lə-/ n [C] (Definition of ethnology noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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