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nomen
[ noh-men ]
/ ˈnoʊ mɛn /
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noun, plural nom·i·na [nom-uh-nuh, noh-muh-]. /ˈnɒm ə nə, ˈnoʊ mə-/.
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
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Origin of nomen
1885–90; <Latin nōmenname
Words nearby nomen
nombril, Nom. Cap., nom de guerre, nom de plume, nome, nomen, nomenclator, nomenclature, nomenklatura, Nomex, nominal
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British Dictionary definitions for nomen
nomen
/ (ˈnəʊmɛn) /
noun plural nomina (ˈnɒmɪnə)
Word Origin for nomen
Latin: a name
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