hygiene

English

/ˈhaɪˌdʒiːn/

noun
Definitions
  • The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
  • Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.
  • Cleanliness.
  • (computing) The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

Etymology

Derived from French hygiène derived from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (art of health).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ὑγιεινή (τέχνη)

Gloss

art of health

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