raciology
English
editEtymology
editFrom racio- + -logy, apparently as a calque of German Rassenkunde. Related to French raciologie. First attested in 1924.
Noun
editraciology (countable and uncountable, plural raciologies)
- (dated) The scientific study of human race.
- (dated) The racial makeup of a person or place.
Further reading
edit- “raciology, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “raciology”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.