architectonics

[ar-ki-tek-ton-iks]

ar·chi·tec·ton·ics

[ar-ki-tek-ton-iks]
noun (used with a singular verb)
the science of planning and constructing buildings.

Origin:
1650–60; see architectonic, -ics
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Architectonics has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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architectonics (ˌɑːkɪtɛkˈtɒnɪks)
 
n
1.  the science of architecture
2.  metaphysics the scientific classification of knowledge

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