suffix (treated as sing. or pl.) forming nouns denoting arts or sciences or branches of study or action (athletics; politics) (cf. -IC 3).
[ from or after F pl. -iques or L pl. -ica or Gk pl. -ika ]
suffix (treated as sing. or pl.) forming nouns denoting arts or sciences or branches of study or action (athletics; politics) (cf. -IC 3).
[ from or after F pl. -iques or L pl. -ica or Gk pl. -ika ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012