etic

Meanings

Adj

Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.

Origin / Etymology

Coined by American linguist Kenneth Pike in 1954 from phonetic.
* Kenneth Lee Pike (1962) With Heart and Mind: A Personal Synthesis of Scholarship and Devotion, page 37: “I have coined the term etic to refer to the detached observer’s view […]”

Scrabble Score: 6

etic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
etic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
etic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

etic is a valid Words With Friends word