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ethnogeny

noun
eth·​nog·​e·​ny | \ -jənē\
plural -es

Definition of ethnogeny

: a branch of ethnology that deals primarily with the evolution of races

First Known Use of ethnogeny

1854, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ethnogeny

French ethnogénie, from ethno- + -génie -geny

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