nemo
Americannoun
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nemos
plural
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of nemo
1935–40, perhaps < Latin nēmō nobody, reinforced by sound association with remote
Example Sentences
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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
Even Selden applied to Aconcio the remark ubi bene, nil melius; ubi male, nemo pejus.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
If you stand upon law, and dispute of the prerogative, hark ye what Bracton says: 'Praerogativam nestram nemo audeat disputare.'
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. by David Hume
But, even as "nemo repente fuit turpissimus," so no one, or hardly any one, creates a thoroughly original figure at a first essay.
From Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Stuart Mason
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