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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Sometimes, especially among the Ungulata, all the branches may rise from one common trunk; at other times two innominate arteries may be present; this is commonest in the Cheiroptera, Insectivora and Cetacea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various
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
Aneurysm near the origin has to be diagnosed from subclavian, innominate, and aortic aneurysm, and from other swellings—solid or fluid—met with in the neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
They are represented by mouldy, defunct formulæ, and as yet no living popular voice, save that of the revolution of 1789, has been raised to ask where was the underlying life of the innominate crowd?
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 by Various
The available operative measures are proximal ligation of the innominate, and distal ligation.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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