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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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eth·nog·ra·phy   (ěth-nŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  The branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of specific human cultures.
eth·nog'ra·pher n., eth'no·graph'ic (ěth'nə-grāf'ĭk), eth'no·graph'i·cal adj., eth'no·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: eth·nog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: eth-'näg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: ETHNOLOGY; specifically : descriptive anthropology —eth·no·graph·ic /"eth-n&-'graf-ik/ or eth·no·graph·i·cal /-i-k&l/ adjectiveeth·no·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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