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Etic is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Etic in a sentence

Etic meaning

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

Using Etic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.

Context around Etic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 14.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

category 1×

Sentence patterns with Etic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

than an etic one 1× under the etic category scythians 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from the viewpoint 1×

Common sentence endings:

an etic one 1× etic category scythians 1×

Words around Etic

Just before it in the word index:

etias 15 etiam 3 etiaba 5 eti 26 ethz 3 ethylhexyl 3

Just after it in the word index:

etiebet 6 etienne 112 etihad 228 etiko 2 etim 27 etimes 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Etic

  • In this selection, "etic" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 14.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, category stand out and add context to how "etic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include than an etic one and under the etic category scythians. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "etic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with etic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is an emic indistinction rather than an etic one. (10 words)

From the viewpoint of Greek and Persian ancient observers, they were all lumped together under the etic category "Scythians". (19 words)

Longer example sentences

From the viewpoint of Greek and Persian ancient observers, they were all lumped together under the etic category "Scythians". (19 words)

This is an emic indistinction rather than an etic one. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

From the viewpoint of Greek and Persian ancient observers, they were all lumped together under the etic category "Scythians".

This is an emic indistinction rather than an etic one.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "etic" in a sentence?
An example: "From the viewpoint of Greek and Persian ancient observers, they were all lumped together under the etic category "Scythians"." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "etic" from authentic English texts.
What does "etic" mean?
Etic means: Of or pertaining to analysis of a culture from a perspective situated outside all cultures.
How many example sentences with "etic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "etic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.