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  • 41Economies — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …

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  • 42economy — e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village, E.… …

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  • 43Political economy — economy e*con o*my ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[y^]), n.; pl. {Economies} ([ e]*k[o^]n [ o]*m[i^]z). [F. [ e]conomie, L. oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o ikonomi a, fr. o ikono mos one managing a household; o i^kos house (akin to L. vicus village …

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  • 44Thomas Wolsey — Infobox Archbishop of York name = Thomas Cardinal Wolsey caption = Sampson Strong s portrait of Cardinal Wolsey at Christ Church (1526). birth name = began = 1514 term end = 1530 predecessor = Christopher Bainbridge successor = Edward Lee birth… …

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  • 45husbandry — n. 1. Agriculture, farming, tillage, geoponics, cultivation of the soil. 2. Frugality, thrift, domestic economy, management of domestic affairs …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 46husbandry — /huz beuhn dree/, n. 1. the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming. 2. the science of raising crops or food animals. 3. careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation. 4. the… …

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  • 47economy — System; the body regarded as an aggregate of functioning organs. [G. oikonomia, management of the house, fr. oikos, house, + nomos, usage, law] * * * econ·o·my i kän ə mē n, pl mies 1) the system of operation of the processes of anabolism and… …

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  • 48husbandry — hus•band•ry [[t]ˈhʌz bən dri[/t]] n. 1) agr. ahb. the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock 2) agr. ahb. the application of scientific principles to farming Compare animal husbandry 3) careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49husbandry — /ˈhʌzbəndri / (say huzbuhndree) noun 1. the business of a farmer; agriculture; farming. 2. careful or thrifty management; frugality; thrift. 3. the management of domestic affairs, or of resources generally …

  • 50husbandry — [huz′bən drē] n. [ME husbonderie: see HUSBAND] 1. Archaic management of domestic affairs, resources, etc. 2. careful, thrifty management; thrift; frugality 3. the science or art of farming: see ANIMAL HUSBANDRY …

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