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Word: Nomenclature
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from French, from Latin nomenclatura, from nomen ‘name’ + clatura ‘calling, summoning’ (from calare ‘to call’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋklətʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline
Short Definition:devising of names for things
Examples:- the Linnean system of zoological nomenclature
- the most important rule of nomenclature is that the name of a substance should be unambiguous
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