innominate
Americanadjective
adjective
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having no name; nameless
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a less common word for anonymous
Etymology
Origin of innominate
First recorded in 1630–40, innominate is from the Late Latin word innōminātus unnamed. See in- 3, nominate
Example Sentences
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Right Subclavian.—The innominate artery divides into the right subclavian and right carotid exactly behind the sterno-clavicular articulation.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
The bony ring formed by sacrum and coccyx and innominate bones.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
When fully ossified, the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section P and Q by Project Gutenberg
The first, An Ode, is addressed to an innominate not yet, I believe, identified.
From Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys by Various
This ideal is a trinity, a trinity innominate and incorporeal.
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
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