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English word origin

Etymology of -omics

From -ome (“whole of class”) + -ics, both via international scientific vocabulary and New Latin ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Forms nouns meaning “a study of the totality of something”.

noun

Alternative form of omics.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From -ome (“whole of class”) + -ics, both via international scientific vocabulary and New Latin ultimately from Ancient Greek.

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