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Economics (ēˌkŏ‑nŏmˈĭks), n. [Gr. τά οἰκονομικά, equiv. to ἡ οἰκονομία. See Economic.]
    1. The science of household affairs, or of domestic management.

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    2. Political economy; the science of the utilities or the useful application of wealth or material resources; the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of a nation or region, and its effect on the wealth of a country. See Political economy, under Political. “In politics and economics.”  V. Knox.

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