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ethnology|ɛθˈnɒlədʒɪ|
[f. Gr. ἔθνο-ς nation + -λογία discourse: see -logy.]
The science which treats of races and peoples, and of their relations to one another, their distinctive physical and other characteristics, etc.
1842Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 132 The history of nations termed ethnology, must be mainly founded on the relations of their languages. 1847Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. IV. 358 Dr. Bethune made some remarks on ethnology, a term he preferred to ethnography. 1878Lubbock Preh. Times Pref. 9 Ethnology in fact is passing at present through a phase from which other sciences have safely emerged. |