nome

plural nomes

1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.

   Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.

2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

   Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt.

   1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings

plural nomes

1. A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.

1. USalternativeregionalAlternative form of no'm (“no ma'am”).

   Mother said, “Is he cold, Versh.” “Nome.” Versh said.

   1929, William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury, Folio Society, published 2016, page 7

1. obsoletemathematicsA term in an algebraic expression.
2. mathematicsA special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.

1. A place in the United States:
   1. A city and seaport on the Seward Peninsula, West Alaska.
   2. A census area on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, which includes St. Lawrence Island.
   3. A cape in West Alaska.
   4. A river in Alaska.
   5. A minor city in Barnes County, North Dakota.
   6. A minor city in Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas.
2. A municipality in Telemark county, Norway, with its headquarters in Ulefoss.
3. A rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.