Etymology

ethnorelativism

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Today it means: An acquired ability to see many values and behaviors as cultural rather than universal. Full definition →

English relativism ← Ancient Greek ἔθνος (éthnos)
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  1. Ancient Greekἔθω (éthō)
  2. Ancient Greekἔθνος (éthnos)
  3. Englishethno-
  4. Englishrelativism
  5. English todayethnorelativism

From ethno- + relativism.

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