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Etymology Edit

From French hygiénique. Displaced earlier hygienal.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/, /haɪˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/, /hʌɪd͡ʒɪˈɛnɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -iːnɪk, -ɛnɪk

Adjective Edit

hygienic (comparative more hygienic, superlative most hygienic)

  1. Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary.
  2. (computing, slang, of a macro) Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.

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