nomenclature

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.3.6 External links 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

< Latin nomenclatura (“‘a calling by name, list of names’”) < nomen (“‘name’”) + calare (“‘call’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nɜʊm.ˈɛn.klə.tjə(ɹ)/ SAMPA: /nQm."En.kl{.tj@(r)/

[edit] Noun

nomenclature (countable and uncountable; plural nomenclatures)

1. (obsolete) A name.
2. A set of names or terms.
3. A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.

[edit] Synonyms

• terminology

[edit] Related terms

• nomenclator

[edit] Derived terms

• zoological nomenclature

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• taxonomy

[edit] External links

• nomenclature in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• nomenclature in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

nomenclature f.

1. Plural form of nomenclatura.