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[hahy-jeen] 
–noun
| 1. | Also, hygienics. the science that deals with the preservation of health. |
| 2. | a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness. |
Origin:
1590–1600; < F hygiène < NL hygieina < Gk hygiein
(téchnē) healthful (art), fem. of hygieinós healthful, equiv. to hygi
(s) healthy + -inos -ine 1 
1590–1600; < F hygiène < NL hygieina < Gk hygiein
(téchnē) healthful (art), fem. of hygieinós healthful, equiv. to hygi(s) healthy + -inos -ine 1
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| hy·giene (hī'jēn') n.
[French hygiène and New Latin hygieina, both from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē), (art) of health, feminine of hugiēs, healthy; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.] hy·gien'ist (hī-jē'nĭst, hī'jē'-, hī-jěn'ĭst) n. |
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Hygiene
Hy"gi*ene\, n. [F. hygi[`e]ne. See Hygeia.] That department of sanitary science which treats of the preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of health.
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Language Translation for : hygiene
Spanish:
higiene,
German:
die Hygiene,
Japanese:
衛生
hygiene
1671, from Fr. hygiène, ult. from Gk. hygieine techne "the healthful art," from hygies "healthy," lit. "living well" (personified as the goddess Hygieia), from PIE *eyu-gwie-es- "having a vigorous life." The Gk. adj. was used by Aristotle as a noun meaning "health." Hygienic is 1833 borrowing of Fr. hygiénique.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: hy·giene
Pronunciation: 'hI-"jEn also hI-'
Function: noun
1 : a science of the establishment and maintenance of health—see MENTAL HYGIENE
2 : conditions or practices (as of cleanliness) conducive to health
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hygiene hy·giene (hī'jēn')
n.
- The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health. Also called hygienics.
- The conditions and practices that serve to promote or preserve health, as those followed for personal hygiene.
hy·gien'ist (hī-jē'nĭst, hī'jē'-, hī-jěn'ĭst) n.
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