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-nomy

American  

  1. a combining form of Greek origin meaning “distribution,” “arrangement,” “management,”.

    astronomy; economy; taxonomy.
-nomy British  

combining form

  1. indicating a science or the laws governing a certain field of knowledge

    agronomy

    economy
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Other Word Forms

  • -nomic combining form

Etymology

Origin of -nomy

< Greek -nomia law. See nomo-, -y 3

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