ethnology
(noun) the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ethnology (usually uncountable, plural ethnologies)
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that studies and compares the different human cultures.
Source: Wiktionary
Eth*nol"o*gy n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.]
Definition: The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
