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English noun: hygiene

1. hygiene (state) a condition promoting sanitary practices


SamplesPersonal hygiene.


Broader (hypernym)sanitariness

2. hygiene (cognition) the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health


Synonymshygienics


Broader (hypernym)medical specialty, medicine









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