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-nomics

suffix — 2 senses

-nomics

suffix

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.

1

Morpheme The rules of a discipline.

-nomics

suffix

Etymology Back-formation from economics.

1

Economics, Sciences Morpheme Used to form nouns meaning the economics, economic practises, or economic philosophy of a specified person or state

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.