Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnochoreology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eth-no-chore-ol-o-gy
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social aspects of dance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ukrainian ethnochoreology has its own profile, including an emphasis on certain issues, and a lack of emphasis on others."
"Ethnochoreology, the sister discipline of ethnomusicology, is the study of dance or other human movement practices within the context of culture, society, and history."
"Drawing on our combined experiences with Irish traditional music and dance, we explore the dialectic between research and practice, insider and outsider, self and other, and ethnomusicology and its sister (or, more aptly, queer little brother) discipline of ethnochoreology."

Etymology

From ethno- + choreology.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ethno-

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ethnochoreologies (plural)

Questions

What does ethnochoreology mean?: The interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social aspects of dance.
Where does ethnochoreology come from?: From ethno- + choreology.

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