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-nomics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
-nomics
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

The rules of a discipline.

suffix

Used to form nouns meaning the economics, economic practises, or economic philosophy of a specified person or state.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”). The addition of an English prefix thus indicates the "laws" of the discipline or area denoted by the prefix. By surface analysis, -nomy + -ics.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-omics (alternative) -onomics (alternative)

Questions

What does -nomics mean?
The rules of a discipline.
Where does -nomics come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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