nom.
Americanabbreviation
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nominal
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nominative
Example Sentences
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Last year he placed a key official, Jihad Issa Al-Sheikh, known by his nom de guerre Abu Ahmed Zakour, in charge of liaison with Arab tribes in the area.
For his part, Tarif, who says he is in daily contact with Al-Hijri as well as intermediaries to Al-Sharaa, insists “the ball is in Jolani’s court,” employing Al-Sharaa’s nom de guerre.
From Los Angeles Times
“Chanteloup was my nom de plume,” Mater Lumley said modestly.
From Literature
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She previously received a Tony nom in 1983 for her turn as Matthew Broderick’s onstage mother in Neil Simon’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs.”
From Los Angeles Times
Shortly thereafter, Ladd earned her final Oscar nom for acting opposite her daughter in Martha Coolidge’s “Rambling Rose.”
From Salon
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