Definitions
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- suffix biology used to form nouns meaning a study of the
totality of something; e.g.genomics ,proteomics
Etymologies
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-oma + -ics, both ultimately from Ancient Greek
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Examples
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The -omics suffix is most comfortable following an n: you often heard Nixonomics, Reaganomics and Clintonomics but not Fordomics, Carteromics or Bushomics.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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The -omics suffix is most comfortable following an n: you often heard Nixonomics, Reaganomics and Clintonomics but not Fordomics, Carteromics or Bushomics.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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