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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Definition of -etic
: -ic
- limnetic
- 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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