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
Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Reading through the ongoing debate about this nomenclature, it’s striking that what one group takes as totally obvious isn’t necessarily accepted by the other side.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2025
“I think the proper nomenclature is gay club, Mom,” Ellis says.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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In 2021, the society announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to look into nomenclatures.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Various nomenclatures are used to derive names for amines, but all involve the class-identifying suffix –ine as illustrated here for a few simple examples:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Government contracting firms are adopting new nomenclatures that create buzz.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2011
We are, in fact, no longer content with the chronological narration and simple nomenclatures which formerly were considered sufficient for education.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by Jacob, P. L.
Probabilities apart, much could be urged against the attributions, which are really on a par with the similar nomenclatures of Manetti and Poggio.
From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of
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