nomenclature

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In light of that, the province pushed for -- and won -- "an exemption from the International Olympic Committee... because their nomenclature only included one name," Kompatscher said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Too bad about the clunky nomenclature, I mused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

And they agreed that having Aldama was essential to making the series, particularly when it came to depicting the cheer routines and getting the nomenclature right.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2025

Taxonomy and nomenclature were, for him, merely means to an end.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee