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cliometrics

UK/ˌklaɪəʊˈmɛtɹɪks/

cliometrics noun: the use of econometrics to study economic history.

Noun

cliometrics (uncountable)

  1. The use of econometrics to study economic history.

Origin of cliometrics

From Clio (“the Muse of history”) + -metrics.

Words formed from cliometrics

Questions about cliometrics

What does cliometrics mean?
Cliometrics means the use of econometrics to study economic history.
What part of speech is cliometrics?
Cliometrics is a noun.
How do you pronounce cliometrics?
Cliometrics is pronounced /ˌklaɪəʊˈmɛtɹɪks/ (UK).

Words near cliometrics in the dictionary

  1. cliodynamics
  2. cliometric
  3. cliometrically
  4. cliometrician
  5. cliometricians
  6. cliometrics
  7. cliometries
  8. cliometry
  9. Cliona
  10. clionaid
  11. clionaids

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