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-ics
suffix /-ɪks/Definition
(Definition of -ics suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- applied adjective
- art noun (NOT SCIENCE)
- biology noun
- civics noun
- department noun
- departmental adjective
- discipline noun (SUBJECT)
- home economics noun
- humanity noun (SUBJECTS)
- ICT noun
- interdepartmental adjective
- liberal arts noun
- mathematics noun
- modern languages noun
- psychology noun
- science noun
- scientific adjective
- scientist noun
- social science noun
- sociological adjective
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