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domestic science

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: School, Household
doˌmestic ˈscience noun [uncountable] British English old-fashioned  SESDHthe study of cooking, sewing etc, taught as a subject at school 家政学〔教授烹饪、缝纫等的学科〕 SYN home economics
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domestic scienceFurther education in domestic science was given at the Women's Department of King's College, which opened in 1909.In theory, she studied domestic science - dressmaking and cooking - and took a pitman's correspondence and typing course.
doˌmestic ˈscience nounChineseSyllable
taught etc, study cooking, sewing of the Corpus


domestic science
doˌmestic ˈscience noun [uncountable] British English old-fashioned
the study of cooking, sewing etc, taught as a subject at school
   SYN  home economics


domestic scienceBrE /dəˌmestɪk ˈsaɪəns/ 🔊NAmE /dəˌmestɪk ˈsaɪəns/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, BrE) = home economics