Etymology

nomen vicis

Today it means: a noun denoting a single accomplishment of an action (rather than the action as such) Full definition →

Latin nomen vicis
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  1. Latin · derived fromnomen vicis
  2. English todaynomen vicis

From Latin nomen vicis (literally “noun of instance”).

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