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ethnoscience

American  
[eth-noh-sahy-uhns] / ˌɛθ noʊˈsaɪ əns /

noun

  1. the study of the systems of knowledge and classification of material objects and concepts by primitive and non-Western peoples.

Etymology

Origin of ethnoscience

First recorded in 1960–65; ethno- + science

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