nomen
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
Origin of nomen
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How to use nomen in a sentence
This theory is not a form of the philological doctrine, nomina numina.
Social Origins and Primal Law | Andrew LangIn hc portione Synopsis, Auctorum nomina referunt solummodo ad species.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinSolebant autem gyptii sibi suisque Deorum patriorum nomina plerumque imponere.
The names of the jurors are carefully given: 'Nomina vero illorum qui juraverunt, hæc sunt'.
Nomina substantiva apud nos nullum vel generum vel casuum discrimen sortiuntur.
A Handbook of the English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for nomen
/ (ˈnəʊmɛn) /
Origin of nomen
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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