Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekistics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ek-istics
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκίστικα (oikístika), from οἰκιστής (oikistḗs, “colonizer”). Coined by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1942.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: οἰκίστικα

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ekistics mean?: The scientific study of human settlements, and the planning and design of cities and other communities.
Where does ekistics come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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