ekistics

e·kis·tics  (-kstks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The science of human settlements, including city or community planning and design.

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[Modern Greek oikistik, from feminine of Greek oikistikos, of settlements, from oikists, colonizer, founder, from oikizein, to settle, from oikos, house; see economy.]

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e·kistic, e·kisti·cal adj.

ekis·tician (k-stshn) n.

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ekistics [ɪˈkɪstɪks]

n

(Sociology) (functioning as singular) the science or study of human settlements

[from Greek oikistikos of or concerning settlements, from oikizein to settle (a colony), from oikos a house]

ekistic , ekistical adj

ekistician  n