Etymology

raciology

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Today it means: The scientific study of human race. Full definition →

German Rassenkunde
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  1. German · derived fromRassenkunde
  2. English todayraciology

From racio- + -logy, apparently as a calque of German Rassenkunde. Related to French raciologie. First attested in 1924.

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