nemo
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of nemo
1935–40, perhaps < Latin nēmō nobody, reinforced by sound association with remote
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“What made the film so successful? It was a visual depiction of the ancient concept of nemo resideo, which is Latin for ‘leave no man behind’ — which is also the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
It never hits the personal notes of 'finding nemo'
From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2016
What Velleius Paterculus sayd of Cinna, may very justly be sayd of him, Ausum eum quæ nemo auderet bonus, perfecisse quæ a nullo nisi fortissimo perfici possunt.
From Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles by Various
The solution of this riddle is looked for, more decidedly than before but still somewhat vaguely, in the “idealism” of self-consciousness and its implications, “Physiologus nemo nisi psychologus.”
From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf
The letter N., it may be observed, was an abbreviation of Non nemo, i.e. aliquis, or Somebody, a mode adopted from the Canon Law, when the name of a person was not ascertained.
From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David
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