"-nomics" meaning in English

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Suffix

Forms: -omics [alternative]
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|νόμος||law}} Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos, “law”), {{surf|en|-nomy|-ics}} By surface analysis, -nomy + -ics Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -nomics, {{en-suffix}} -nomics
  1. The rules of a discipline. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--nomics-en-suffix-dnEtM~2Y Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ics, English terms suffixed with -nomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

Etymology: Back-formation from economics. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -nomics, {{en-suffix}} -nomics
  1. (economics) Used to form nouns meaning the economics, economic practises, or economic philosophy of a specified person or state Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Economics
    Sense id: en--nomics-en-suffix-Mz~T6pOB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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