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ethnoastronomy

ethnoastronomy noun: the anthropological study of skywatching in contemporary societies.

Noun

ethnoastronomy (usually uncountable, plural ethnoastronomies)

  1. (usually) The anthropological study of skywatching in contemporary societies.

Forms of ethnoastronomy

pluralethnoastronomies

Origin of ethnoastronomy

From ethno- + astronomy.

Questions about ethnoastronomy

What does ethnoastronomy mean?
Ethnoastronomy means the anthropological study of skywatching in contemporary societies.
What part of speech is ethnoastronomy?
Ethnoastronomy is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnoastronomy?
The plural of ethnoastronomy is ethnoastronomies.

Words near ethnoastronomy in the dictionary

  1. ethnoarcheology
  2. ethnoastronomer
  3. ethnoastronomers
  4. ethnoastronomical
  5. ethnoastronomies
  6. ethnoastronomy
  7. ethnobibliotherapy
  8. ethnobiological
  9. ethnobiologicals
  10. ethnobiologist
  11. ethnobiologists

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