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
Quo nemo ascendat, cui non vertigo cerebrum Corripiat, certe hunc seligit illa locum.
From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher
Atque hoc quidem omnes mortales sic habent ... commoditatem prosperitatemque vitæ a diis se habere, virtutem autem nemo unquam acceptam deo retulit.
From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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