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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

-nomy,

a combining form of Greek origin meaning "distribution,'' "arrangement,'' "management,'':astronomy;economy;taxonomy.

Greek -nomia law. See nomo-, -y³

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

-nomy

indicating a science or the laws governing a certain field of knowledge: agronomy, economy

Etymology: from Greek -nomia law; related to nemein to distribute, control-nomic

'-nomy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Deuteronomy - aeronomy - agronomy - anomie - anthroponomy - antinomy - astronomy - bionomics - bionomy - economy - ergonomics - gastronomy - heteronomy - isonomy - taphonomy - taxonomy - teleonomy - theonomy

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