BINOMIALS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Binomial

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from French binôme or modern Latin binomium (from bi- ‘having two’ + Greek nomos ‘part, portion’) + -al

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: bʌɪˈnəʊmɪəl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

an algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms

Short Definition:

algebraic expression

Examples:
  • we have combined the two terms into a single binomial
Definition:

a two-part name, especially the Latin name of a species of living organism (consisting of the genus followed by the specific epithet)

Short Definition:

two-part name

Examples:
  • there are lots of animals with ‘lituratus’ as the second part of their scientific binomial
Definition:

a noun phrase with two heads joined by a conjunction, in which the order is relatively fixed (as in knife and fork).

Short Definition:

noun phrase

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