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ethnographically

ethnographically

1 8.8
By studying people's customs and daily life closely
  • adverb
  • /ˌɛθnəˈɡræfɪkli/
  • Specialized
: etnográficamente
  • In this article, we discuss only one of the twenty-five local groups we studied ethnographically.
  • ethnographically investigate
  • studied ethnographically

Examples

  • By looking more closely at the way these young men "make society" in Katama, I would like to contribute to current ethnographically based understandings of the role of youth in civic life in postcolonial rural Africa.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Honors students were organized into research teams to ethnographically study honors education and honors students' academic self-perceptions.

    Academic text (2008)
  • How do we use and think about data ethnographically?

    Blog text (14)
  • Unfortunately, none of these studies were ethnographically informed.

    Blog text (14)
  • We answer these questions ethnographically by comparing previous water legislation and how the new law is currently negotiated and contested in three localities in Peru's southern highlands.

    Academic text (2016)
  • William Humphrey's No Resting Place (Delacorte, 1989) is such a book—historically and ethnographically sound, imaginatively engaging, morally challenging.

    Academic text (1991)
  • We conducted interviews ethnographically to understand the cultural practices of the community.

  • The researchers aimed to analyze the rituals of the tribe ethnographically, providing insights into their lifestyle.

  • In the study, we explored the local customs and traditions of the villagers ethnographically to capture their unique heritage.

Synonyms

anthropologically
vsethnographically
  • Specialized
2 7.4

In a way that studies people and their ways of life

focuses specifically on scientific description of cultures and peoples
ethnologically
vsethnographically
  • Specialized
1 9.6

In a way that looks at different groups of people and their cultures

emphasizes scientific description and formal study of cultures and peoples

Antonyms

13 5.3

In a way that only looks at the surface and not deeply

How Detailed

thoroughly
246 3.5
ethnographically
  • Specialized
1 8.8
superficially
13 5.3

Surface Forms

ethnographically positive

Morphology

ethnographically = ethnographic (transparent) = ethnography + ic + ally

Standard derivation from 'ethnographic' (adjective) to an adverb with the productive suffix '-ally', preserving the expected meaning.

Etymology

Ethnographically comes from the parts ethno- meaning 'people' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'recording', the same parts you see in ethnic and photograph. So, to do something ethnographically is to study and record people and their culture in a careful, detailed way.