Definition of etic
: of, relating to, or involving analysis of cultural phenomena from the perspective of one who does not participate in the culture being studied — compare emic
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Origin and Etymology of etic
phonetic
First Known Use: 1954
Other Anthropology Terms
-etic
adjective suffix
et·ic
Definition of -etic
: -ic limnetic —often in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -esis genetic
Origin and Etymology of -etic
Latin & Greek; Latin -eticus, from Greek -etikos, -ētikos, from -etos, -ētos, ending of certain verbals
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