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hy⋅gi⋅en⋅ics

  [hahy-jee-en-iks, hahy-jen-, -jee-niks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
hygiene (def. 1).
Origin:
1850–55; hygiene + -ics
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hy⋅giene

  [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
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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.
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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

Main Entry: hy·gien·ics
Pronunciation: -iks
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
: HYGIENE 1
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hygiene hy·giene (hī'jēn')
n.

  1. The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health. Also called hygienics.

  2. 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.

hygienics hy·gi·en·ics (hī'jē-ěn'ĭks, hī-jěn'-, -jē'nĭks)
n.
See hygiene.

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