-nomy
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek νόμος (nomos, “law, custom”).
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-nomy (or -onomy when including the connecting vowel -o- that is commonly used in connecting two elements of Greek origin)
- a system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a body of a particular field; distribution, arrangement, management
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Translations [edit]
system of rules, laws, or knowledge about a particular field