DIFFUSIONIST


Meaning of DIFFUSIONIST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfyü-zhə-nəst ]

noun

Date: 1893

: an anthropologist who emphasizes the role of diffusion in the history of culture rather than independent invention or discovery

• dif·fu·sion·ism -ˈfyü-zhə-ˌni-zəm noun

• diffusionist adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.