norma

norma · noun¹

1. Latin · borrowed fromnorma
2. English todaynorma

Borrowed from Latin norma. Doublet of norm.

Norma · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromnorma“pattern, model”
2. English todayNorma

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.

Norma · proper noun³

1. Latin · derived fromnorma“a carpenter's square”
2. English todayNorma

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square”).

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