EKISTICS

PRONUNCIATION: (i-KIS-tiks)

MEANING: noun: The study of human settlements, drawing on such disciplines as city planning, architecture, sociology, etc.

ETYMOLOGY: Coined by Constantinos A. Doxiadis (1913-1975), Greek architect and urban planner, from Greek oikistikos (of settlement), from oikizein (to settle), from oikos (house). Earliest documented use: 1968.
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EEKISTICS - the study of mice

EXISTICS - the study of being

E-LISTICS - high-falutin' name for programming in LISP (name derived from LISt Processing)