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ec-

I. prefix

Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from Greek ek, from ex — more at ex-

eccyesis

II. combining form or eco- also oec- or oeco- or oiko-

Etymology: earlier also yco-, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French yco-, from Late Latin oeco-, oiko-, from Greek oik-, oiko-, from oikos house, habitation — more at vicinity

a. : household

economy

b. : economic and

eco-cultural

2. : habitat or environment especially as a factor significantly influencing the mode of life or the course of development

ecospecies

ecosystem

ecad

III. combining form or eco-

: ecological or environmental

ecocatastrophe

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var. of ex-³ before a consonant: eccentric.

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ec-,

prefix. the form of ex-² (Cf. ↑ex-) before consonants, as in »eccentric, eclectic, ecstasy.

EC (no periods),

1. Eastern Caribbean: »EC$3 million.

2. European Community: »The EC expects to be one of the largest consumers of nuclear fuel by the year 2000 (Kenneth Brown).

E.C.,

East Central (a postal district in London).

Useful english dictionary. 2012.