Etymology

chreotechnics

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Today it means: The science of the "useful arts", especially agriculture, manufacture, and commerce. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χρεία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχρεία“necessity, use”
  2. English todaychreotechnics

From Ancient Greek χρεία (khreía, “necessity, use”) + technics.

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