nomic
Americannoun
plural
nomicsadjective
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(spelling) usual or normal: used in contrast to phonetic.
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relating to a logical or natural law that can be discovered or deduced.
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relating to a nome, a kind of ancient Greek hymn dedicated to the gods, or to the genre of which such hymns are a part.
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Eco nomic problems have been postponed, not solved.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Administration believes that the eco nomic results will be so adverse that next year, in another referendum, wheat farmers will reverse last week's vote.
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Heller has become one of the most influential members of the Kennedy team, although opinions other than his enter into the making of Administration eco nomic policies.
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Last week he hinted broadly that he had turned down an offer to replace Jordan on the Council of Eco nomic Advisers, saying that his current position is more powerful.
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Of the other five kinds, nomic, dithyrambic, and satiric poetry are mentioned only as illustrative of something Aristotle wishes to say about epic or drama.
From Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance A Study of Rhetorical Terms in English Renaissance Literary Criticism by Clark, Donald Lemen
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