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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahy-jeen
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaɪ dʒin



Definition of hygiene

Origin :
  • 1670s, from French hygiène, ultimately from Greek hygieine techne "the healthful art," from hygies "healthy," literally "living well" (personified as the goddess Hygieia), from PIE *eyu-gwie-es- "having a vigorous life." The Greek adjective was used by Aristotle as a noun meaning "health."
  • noun cleanliness
Example sentences :
  • How would it do to appoint you, sir, to give us a few lectures in Hygiene?
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • The hygiene of pregnancy, labor and its sequels, is of the highest importance.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • This is a duty which is necessary in the name of hygiene and morality.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The same principle is being applied to education in hygiene.
  • Extract from : « The Farmer and His Community » by Dwight Sanderson
  • Numerous trips to industrial plants will be made.Prerequisite: Hygiene 41.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • All these activities are under the direction of members of the staff of the Department of Hygiene.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • Diving, rescue and resuscitation of the drowning.Prerequisite: Hygiene 2.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • But he must have attention night and day according to hygiene.
  • Extract from : « Pluck on the Long Trail » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • Every care should be given to the hygiene of pregnancy and labor.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • From the German point of view it is the equivalent of hygiene for the individual.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge

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