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ethnology
[ eth-nol-uh-jee ]
noun
- a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, especially in regard to their historical development and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.
- (formerly) a branch of cultural anthropology dealing with the origin, distribution, and distinguishing characteristics of human societies.
ethnology
/ 蓻胃藞n蓲l蓹d蕭瑟; 藢蓻胃n蓹藞l蓲d蕭瑟k /
noun
- the branch of anthropology that deals with races and peoples, their relations to one another, their origins, and their distinctive characteristics
ethnology
- The study of contemporary cultures , in order to develop a theoretical framework for analyzing human society. Cultural anthropologists generally study societies by living among the people, observing, interviewing, and participating in their activities. More than simply describing the customs of these societies, anthropologists attempt to uncover underlying patterns and structures of cultural characteristics, such as language, mythology , gender roles , symbols (see also symbol ), and rituals.
Derived Forms
- 别迟丑藞苍辞濒辞驳颈蝉迟, noun
- 藢别迟丑苍辞藞濒辞驳颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
- ethnologic, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 别迟丑路苍辞路濒辞驳路颈路肠补濒 [eth-n, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], 别迟丑顎卬辞路濒辞驳顎僫肠 adjective
- 别迟丑顎卬辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
- 别迟丑路苍辞濒顎僶路驳颈蝉迟 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of ethnology1
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Example Sentences
Scrutinizing central African sculpture in Paris鈥檚 colonial ethnology museum, they鈥檇 learned to clarify bodies into pure geometry.
Thomas A. McKean, director of the Elphinstone Institute at the University of Aberdeen, a center for the study of folklore and ethnology, confirmed the death.
I emailed the collection manager of archaeology and ethnology in the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology to ask about Sandy.
After France was liberated, he returned to Paris as a teenager to attend secondary school, the Lyc茅e Buffon, then enrolled at the Sorbonne in 1949, intending to study ethnology.
With about 147 million items, it is the world鈥檚 largest natural history collection and represents more than 90 percent of all Smithsonian holdings, covering archaeology, ethnology, art and science.
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