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domestic science
n.
Home economics.
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domestic science
n
(Education) the study of cooking, needlework, and other subjects concerned with household skills
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home′ econom′ics
n. (used with a sing. v.)
the study of nutrition, food, clothing, child development, family relationships, and household economics.
[1895–1900, Amer.]
home′ econ′omist, n.
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Noun | 1. | domestic science - theory and practice of homemaking social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
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domestic science
n → economia domesticaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995