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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Juristically this seems to be a rationalization of the Roman innominate contract.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
One felt immediately that one's hands and feet were peculiarly large and awkward, or one's last remark hopelessly banal, or one's birthplace in some cheap and innominate region outside of Manhattan.
From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)
This ideal is a trinity, a trinity innominate and incorporeal.
From Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z by Various
This was no London that he knew, this scented city of Spring, this tropic gloom, this mad innominate cavern that engorged them.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by MacKenzie, Compton
The left innominate vein crosses the artery in front from left to right, and must be drawn down.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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