nemo
Americannoun
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nemos
plural
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Etymology
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
Bismarck laid down the essence of statesmanship in the maxim "Salus Publica Suprema Lex," and defined in his memoirs the binding power of treaties of alliance by the phrase "Ultra posse nemo obligatur."
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
The thistle is the order for dignity and antiquity; the veritable nemo me impune lacessit of chivalry!
From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by James Fenimore Cooper
But, even as "nemo repente fuit turpissimus," so no one, or hardly any one, creates a thoroughly original figure at a first essay.
From Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality A Defence of "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Stuart Mason
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