ethnology

ethnology
ethnology NOUN the study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them.
DERIVATIVES ethnologic adjective ethnological adjective ethnologist noun.

English terms dictionary. 2015.

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Synonyms:
(treating of the mental as well as of the physical differences of the races of mankind)


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