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hygiene

/ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ noun B2
  1. The science of health, its promotion and preservation. (countable, uncountable)
  2. Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health. (countable, uncountable) · Hygiene is an important consideration in places where food is prepared.
  3. Cleanliness. (countable, uncountable) · They have poor personal hygiene.
  4. The property of having an expansion that is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers. (countable, slang, uncountable)

Plural hygienes

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