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nomenclature

[noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor] / ˈnoʊ mənˌkleɪ tʃər, noʊˈmɛn klə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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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

Following California’s lead and aiming to make the map less confusing, Oregon also changed its nomenclature.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

I think our audiences were largely male, and though I don’t count myself in the nomenclature of prog — hate that word — I would think something in the audiences might have been similar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2024

“You are even more clever than I could have hoped,” Hector says, not bothering to refute or confirm her musings about his colleague’s nomenclature.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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