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noun plural suffix but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: 1-ic + 1-s; translation of Greek -ika, from neuter plural of -ikos -ic
1. study ; knowledge ; skill ; practice <linguistics> <electronics> 2. characteristic actions or activities <acrobatics> 3. characteristic qualities, operations, or phenomena <mechanics>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.