Meanings
nounraciology (countable and uncountable, plural raciologies)
plural raciologies
- countabledateduncountableThe scientific study of human race.
- countabledateduncountableThe racial makeup of a person or place.
Origin
- GermanRassenkunde
- Englishraciology
From racio- + -logy, apparently as a calque of German Rassenkunde. Related to French raciologie. First attested in 1924.
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APA
raciology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raciology
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“raciology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raciology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raciology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raciology.
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