culturological

adjective

cul·​tur·​o·​log·​i·​cal

¦kəlch(ə)rə¦läjə̇kəl

: of or relating to culturology : of, relating to, or applying a methodology that regards culture as an autonomous self-determined process and explains human behavior in terms of that process

culturologically

-jə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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