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egonomics

/ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/

egonomics noun: the act or practice of self-management.

Noun

egonomics (uncountable)

  1. The act or practice of self-management.

Origin of egonomics

From ego + -nomics. The term was first proposed by Thomas Schelling in his paper Egonomics, or the Art of Self-Management.

Questions about egonomics

What does egonomics mean?
Egonomics means the act or practice of self-management.
What part of speech is egonomics?
Egonomics is a noun.
How do you pronounce egonomics?
Egonomics is pronounced /ˌiːɡə(ʊ)ˈnɒmɪks/.

Words near egonomics in the dictionary

  1. egomotion
  2. egonation
  3. egonations
  4. egonet
  5. egonets
  6. egonomics
  7. Egonse
  8. egopetal
  9. egophile
  10. egophiles
  11. egophonic

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