n, pl  -gies  1  :  a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics  2  :  anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures  :  CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY eth*no*log*i*cal also  eth*no*log*ic  adj 
 
 
 
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