eth·nog·ra·phy
(ĕth-nŏg′rə-fē)n.1. The branch of anthropology that deals with the description of specific human cultures, using methods such as close observation and interviews.
2. A text produced using such methods.
eth·nog′ra·pher n.
eth′no·graph′ic (ĕth′nə-grăf′ĭk), eth′no·graph′i·cal adj.
eth′no·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
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ethnography
(ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ) n (Anthropology & Ethnology) the branch of anthropology that deals with the scientific description of individual human societies
ˌethˈnographer n
ethnographic, ˌethnoˈgraphical adj
ˌethnoˈgraphically adv
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eth•nog•ra•phy
(ɛθˈnɒg rə fi)
n. the branch of anthropology dealing with the scientific description of individual cultures.
[1825–35]
eth•nog′ra•pher, n.
eth`no•graph′ic (-nəˈgræf ɪk) eth`no•graph′i•cal, adj.
eth`no•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ethnography
a branch of anthropology that studies and describes individual human cultures. — ethnographer, n. — ethnographic, ethnographical, adj.
See also: Mankind
the branch of anthropology that studies and describes the individual cultures of mankind. — ethnographer, n. — ethnographic, ethnographical, adj.
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ethnography
A branch of anthropology which gives a descriptive account of the way of life in a particular society usually as the result of an in-depth study through personal contact.
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