First Known Use: 1958
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ekistics
noun plural but singular in construction ekis·tics \i-ˈkis-tiks\
Definition of EKISTICS
: a science dealing with human settlements and drawing on the research and experience of professionals in various fields (as architecture, engineering, city planning, and sociology)
— ekis·tic \-tik\ adjective
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Origin of EKISTICS
Modern Greek oikistikē, from feminine of oikistikos of settlement, from Greek, from oikizein to settle, colonize, from oikos house — more at vicinity
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