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Meaning of hygiene in English
Pronunciation
/ˈhaɪˌdʒin/
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Noun
hygiene
Etymology
late 16th century: via French from modern Latin hygieina, from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē)‘(art) of health’, from hugiēs‘healthy’
Definitions
1.
a condition promoting sanitary practices
Examples
« personal hygiene »
2.
the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health