nemo
Americannoun
plural
nemosEtymology
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
Winnie ille Pu caput foramine extraxit, aliquamdiu cogitabat et secum cogitabat: 'Aliquis adesse debet quia aliquem "nemo" dixisse oportuit.'
From Time Magazine Archive
Si nemo ex me quaerat, scio; si quaerenti explicare velim, nescio.”—Confess.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
“Fundamentum enim aliud nemo potest ponere praeter id quod positum est.”
From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John
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