nomenclation

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noun

A name.

OriginLatin nomenclatio →
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Meanings

nounnomenclation (plural nomenclations)

plural nomenclations

  1. obsoleterareA name.

    And if we were to give every hill and Province their old nomenclations from Armenia to Indya, it would savour of presumption and prolixity […]

    1638, Thomas Herbert, Some Yeares Travels, section II

Origin

  1. Latinnomenclatio
  2. Englishnomenclation

From Latin nomenclatio.

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Anagrams

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APA

nomenclation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomenclation

MLA

“nomenclation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomenclation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nomenclation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nomenclation.

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