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Definition of -ics suffix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

-ics

suffix

/ɪks/

/ɪks/

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(in nouns) the science, art or activity of
- physics
- dramatics
- athletics
Word Originfrom French -iques, Latin -ica, or Greek -ika, plural forms.

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