"-ics" meaning in English

See -ics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From -ic (“related or pertaining to”), with usage in the plural in imitation of the Latin and Greek usage. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ics, {{en-suffix}} -ics
  1. Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -logy, -istics Translations (fields of knowledge or practice): ـِيَّات (-iyyāt) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), -ika (Czech), -ie (Czech), -iko (Esperanto), -scienco (Esperanto), -iikka (Finnish), -ique (French), -ica [feminine] (Galician), -ik (German), -ika (Hungarian), -ica (Interlingua), -ikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), -yka [feminine] (Polish), -ika [feminine] (Polish), -ика (-ika) (Russian), -tik (Swedish), -eg [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en--ics-en-suffix-jzjwAHVE Disambiguation of 'fields of knowledge or practice': 96 4
  2. Forms nouns referring to activities. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ics-en-suffix-4RnIdGxq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 33 67
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          "code": "ia",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "note": "-学 (がく, gaku, literally “study”)",
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        },
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          "code": "ja",
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          "note": "-論 (ろん, ron, literally “theory”)",
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          "roman": "-ika",
          "sense": "fields of knowledge or practice",
          "word": "-ика"
        },
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "fields of knowledge or practice",
          "word": "-tik"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "fields of knowledge or practice",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "-eg"
        }
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