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nomen

[ noh-men ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural nom·i·na [nom, -, uh, -n, uh, noh, -m, uh, -].

(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”

nomen

/ ˈnəʊmɛn /

See praenomen, cognomen, agnomen
an ancient Roman's second name, designating his gens or clan See also agnomen cognomen praenomen

Origin of nomen¹

1885–90; < Latin nōmen name

Origin of nomen¹

Latin: a name

Mortuorum ita cum corpore sepeliunt memoriam, vt ne nomen quidem deinceps audire sustineant.

Sadismus nomen habet a quodem libidinoso Gallico marchione de Sade, saeculo duodevicesimo vigente.

Haec degeneratio nomen habet a fabularum scriptore Sacher-Masoch.

Ipsis (says Pliny, speaking of the sea-calf) in somne mugitus, unde nomen vituli.

Ita Edicti nomen usurpabatur, dum Edictum revera pessundaretur.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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