home ec

noun

Clipped compound of home economics.

Meanings

nounhome ec (uncountable)
  1. uncountableClipped compound of home economics.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountheory and practice of homemaking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

home ec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20ec

MLA

“home ec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20ec. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home ec,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20ec.

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