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domestic science

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domestic science
n.
Home economics.
domestic science
n
(Social Science / Education) the study of cooking, needlework, and other subjects concerned with household skills
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.domestic sciencedomestic science - theory and practice of homemaking    
home ec, home economics, household arts
social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
Translations
domestic science n → economia domestica
domestic science n → economia domestica


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Ethel Marr was admitted by all competent judges to have the most stylish modes of hair-dressing, and Jane Andrews--plain, plodding, conscientious Jane--carried off the honors in the domestic science course.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Many a bond election was yet to rip the town in two, with the retired farmers, whose children were grown and through school, satisfied with things as they were and parents of the new generation demanding gymnasiums, tennis courts, victrolas, domestic science laboratories, a public health nurse and individual lockers.
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