nomenclature
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More than updating nomenclature, they are reclaiming a stolen identity and forcing a collision between manufactured labels and the weight of history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
In light of that, the province pushed for -- and won -- "an exemption from the International Olympic Committee... because their nomenclature only included one name," Kompatscher said.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
That said, the new ships will be equipped with modern weaponry such as guided missiles, some carrying nuclear warheads, but according to standard naval nomenclature, that means they’re misnamed as “battleships.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026
Following California’s lead and aiming to make the map less confusing, Oregon also changed its nomenclature.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025
Alienation between rulers and ruled even extended to matters of simple nomenclature: according to one modern authority on demotic-script documents, the natives studiously avoided referring to Alexandria in the language of their conquerors.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
Vocabulary lists containing nomenclature
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The Namesake
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