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ethnographic

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eth·nog·ra·phy

[eth-nog-ruh-fee]
noun
a branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.

Origin:
1825–35; ethno- + -graphy

eth·nog·ra·pher, noun
eth·no·graph·ic [eth-nuh-graf-ik] , eth·no·graph·i·cal, adjective
eth·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
  • She enjoyed no place more than an ethnographic museum with a terrific collection.
  • But accounts rich with ethnographic detail rather than literary reach or lurid indulgence have been few.
  • To do this right, organizations often need to do some variant of ethnographic research.
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ethnography (ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ)
 
n
the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
 
eth'nographer
 
n
 
ethnographic
 
adj
 
ethno'graphical
 
adj
 
ethno'graphically
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

ethnography
from ethno- + -graphy "the study of." Related: Ethnographer; ethnographic.
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ethnography   (ěth-nŏg'rə-fē)  Pronunciation Key 
The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
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