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ethnology
1. The science which deals with the races of humankind, their descent, relationships, etc.
2. The study of the human races, their origins, relationships, and characteristics; also called ethnics.
3. The anthropological study of ethnic groups (peoples and societies).
4. The comparison of specific features of different cultures in an attempt to establish similarities and disparities between them.
This entry is located in the following units: ethno-, ethn- + (page 4) -ology, -logy, -ologist, -logist (page 26)
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palae-ethnology, paleoethnology (s) (noun); palae-ethnologies, paleoethnologies (pl)
The study of the human races of fossil man.