nomenclature
noun
a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
nomenclatures
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pluralof nomenclature.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 2021, the society announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to look into nomenclatures.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Various nomenclatures are used to derive names for amines, but all involve the class-identifying suffix –ine as illustrated here for a few simple examples:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Government contracting firms are adopting new nomenclatures that create buzz.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2011
Similar monotonies are strikingly observable in the nomenclatures of Virgil.
From Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volume 2 by Torquato Tasso
Grammar with its puzzling array of classifications, nomenclatures, and paradigms, was wholly discarded in her education.
From The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy by John Albert Macy
