Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to ethnology: Pertaining to the scientific and comparative study of human cultures, their origins, development, characteristics, and relationships.

Usage

• The word ethnologic is used to describe research, methods, data, perspectives, or inquiries that are characteristic of or grounded in the discipline of ethnology. It is a formal, academic term.

Examples

• The museum's collection is of great ethnologic value for understanding pre-colonial societies.
• Her ethnologic approach involved comparing kinship systems across several indigenous groups.
• The conference focused on ethnologic theories of cultural diffusion.

Advanced Usage

• Ethnologic analysis: An examination of cultural phenomena from a comparative, historical, and often holistic perspective typical of ethnology.
  • The ethnologic analysis revealed surprising parallels between the two geographically distant tribes.
• Ethnologic perspective: A viewpoint that seeks to understand cultural practices within a broad, comparative framework of human societies.
  • From an ethnologic perspective, the ritual can be seen as part of a wider pattern of agrarian ceremonies.

Variants and Related Words

• Ethnological (adj): This is the more commonly used variant and is synonymous with ethnologic. The choice between them is often stylistic.
  • The ethnological survey documented languages at risk of extinction.
• Ethnology (n): The parent discipline or field of study itself.
  • He specialized in the ethnology of Southeast Asia.
• Ethnologist (n): A scholar who practices ethnology.
  • The ethnologist spent years living with the community.

Synonyms

• Cultural-anthropological: Relating to the anthropological study of human cultures. (Note: Ethnology is often considered a sub-field of cultural anthropology focused on comparative and historical study.)
• Sociocultural: Pertaining to the interaction of social and cultural factors.

Related Phrases and Collocations

• Ethnologic research/study: Scholarly work conducted within the framework of ethnology.
  • The ethnologic study compared creation myths from three continents.
• Ethnologic museum/collection: A museum or collection dedicated to artifacts and information pertaining to the cultures of various peoples.
  • The ethnologic collection includes tools, textiles, and ceremonial objects from hundreds of ethnic groups.

Adjective

1. of or relating to ethnology
   • ethnological field work