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7 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a condition promoting sanitary practices
noun the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
originFrom French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0