Definitions
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- noun The study of the knowledge, interpretations, and practices of contemporary cultures regarding celestial objects or phenomena.
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- noun astronomy the
anthropological study ofskywatching in contemporarysocieties
Etymologies
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From ethno- + astronomy
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It's also noteworthy that the same island is subject to Archaeoastronomy | ethnoastronomy as well.
Kottu 2010
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