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ethnographic

Variant of ethnography

noun

the branch of anthropology that deals descriptively with specific cultures, esp. those of nonliterate peoples or groups

Origin: Fr ethnographie: see ethno- & -graphy

Related Forms:

ethnographer noun
ethnographic adjective or ethnographical
ethnographically adverb

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