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-nomics

-nomics suffix: the rules of a discipline.

Suffix (1)

-nomics

  1. The rules of a discipline.

Suffix (2)

-nomics

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

Forms of -nomics

alternative form-omics
alternative form-onomics

Origin of -nomics

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.

Back-formation from economics.

Questions about -nomics

What does -nomics mean?
-nomics means the rules of a discipline.
What part of speech is -nomics?
-nomics is a suffix.

Words near -nomics in the dictionary

  1. -nikim
  2. -niks
  3. -nom
  4. -nomial
  5. -nomicon
  6. -nomics
  7. -nomy
  8. -nym
  9. -nymy
  10. -o
  11. -o-

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