ethnology

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Ancient Greek ἔθνος (ethnos), “‘a people, nation’”) + -λογία (-logía), “‘-logy, branch of study, to speak’”)

[edit] Noun

ethnology (uncountable)

1. (anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.

[edit] Related terms

• ethnic
• ethnography
• ethnologist

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[edit] See also

• ethology

[edit] External links

• ethnology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ethnology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911