From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishethnologyeth‧nol‧o‧gy /eθˈnɒlədʒi $ eθˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable] SAthe scientific study and comparison of different races of people → anthropology, sociology —ethnologist noun [countable] —ethnological /ˌeθnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective —ethnologically /-kli/ adverb
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ethnology• The link between cowries and eyes is documented by archaeology as well as ethnology.• One of the classic confrontations of nineteenth-century ethnology stemmed from this very circumstance. 