nomen
Example Sentences
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“The use of this abbreviation – known as a nomen sacrum in this context – leaves no doubt about the Christian beliefs of the letter writer,” Huebner said.
From Fox News
Thus she deals out a Pokémon-like deck of so-called nomen cards that assign to each pilgrim a medieval avatar.
From New York Times
Officials said that if no-one else claimed it, the body would be interred as "NN", the initials given to unidentified people, from the Latin nomen nescio or name unknown.
From BBC
The then-26-year-old Salgado was last seen April 16, 2015 on a busy street in Provo near the Nomen Global Language School where she was studying English.
From Washington Times
In taxonomic parlance, V. douarrha had become a nomen dubium—a doubtful name.
From The New Yorker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
