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home economics

home ec·o·nom·ics
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hohm ek-uh-nom-iks, ee-kuh-]
    • /hoʊm ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪks, ˌi kə-/
    • /həʊm ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hohm ek-uh-nom-iks, ee-kuh-]
    • /hoʊm ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪks, ˌi kə-/

Definitions of home economics words

  • noun home economics the art and science of home management. 1
  • noun home economics a college curriculum usually including studies in nutrition, the purchase, preparation, and service of food, interior design, clothing and textiles, child development, family relationships, and household economics. 1
  • noun home economics school: cookery, textiles, etc. 1
  • uncountable noun home economics Home economics is a school subject dealing with how to run a house well and efficiently. 0
  • noun home economics the study of diet, budgeting, child care, textiles, and other subjects concerned with running a home 0
  • noun home economics the science and art of homemaking, including nutrition, clothing, budgeting, and child care 0
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Origin of home economics

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Home economics

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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home economics popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for home economics

noun home economics

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