"ethnographic present" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ethnographic presents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ethnographic present (countable and uncountable, plural ethnographic presents)
  1. (anthropology) The present tense formerly used in ethnographies, even for cultures that no longer existed by the time they were written. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-ethnographic_present-en-noun-a96VYzEr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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