nomen opificis

noun

an agent noun

Meanings

nounnomen opificis (plural nomina opificum or nomina opificis)

plural nomina opificum · plural nomina opificis

  1. human sciencesan agent noun

Origin

  1. Latinnomen opificis“lit. name/noun of a worker”
  2. Englishnomen opificis

From Latin nomen opificis (“lit. name/noun of a worker”).

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