ethnographic present
ethnographic present · ethnographic presents
The present tense formerly used in ethnographies, even for cultures that no longer…The present tense formerly used in ethnographies, even for cultures that no longer existed by the time they were written.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The present tense formerly used in ethnographies, even for cultures that no longer existed by the time they were written.
When he said they hunt buffalo, he was using the ethnographic present- there are no buffalo on the reservation.
Forms
plural: ethnographic presents| Singular | ethnographic present |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable