-onomy

-onomy is a suffix used in English, derived from Greek.

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Suffix - English - Greek

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The suffix derives from the Greek nomos (a law) and often expresses the idea of a collection of the established laws or knowledge pertaining to a field of study.

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For example:

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• aeronomy - the lore of the (upper) atmosphere
• agronomy - the laws of farming
• astronomy - the laws governing stars and objects resembling stars
• autonomy - living according to one's own laws
• Deuteronomy - (read as) the recapitulation of the Laws of Moses
• economy - the laws of resource-use
• gastronomy - the conventions of haute cuisine
• geonomy - laws relating to the Earth
• heteronomy - external (non-autonomous) law
• isonomy - equality as regards law
• taxonomy - the laws of classification
• theonomy - divine administration or divine government

Compare the slightly less dogmatic-sounding suffix -ology

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