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nomenclature /nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋklətʃə/
▶noun the selecting of names for things in a particular field.
■ a body or system of names.
■ formal the term or terms applied to someone or something.
– derivatives
nomenclator noun,
nomenclatural /-ˈklatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, -kləˈtʃʊər(ə)l/ adjective.
nomenclator noun,
nomenclatural /-ˈklatʃ(ə)r(ə)l, -kləˈtʃʊər(ə)l/ adjective.
– origin C17: from Fr., from L. nomenclatura, from nomen ‘name’ + clatura ‘calling, summoning’ (from calare ‘to call’).
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