cameralistics

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noun

The science of finance, public administration, and economic policy.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncameralistics (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountableThe science of finance, public administration, and economic policy.

Origin

  1. Frenchcaméralistique
  2. Englishcameralistics

Compare French caméralistique, German kameralistik, from Latin camera (“vault, chamber, treasury”).

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APA

cameralistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameralistics

MLA

“cameralistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameralistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cameralistics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cameralistics.

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