Nomenclature synonyms

nō'mən-klā'chər, nō-mĕn'klə-

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classification (related)
The systematic grouping of organisms according to the structural or evolutionary relationships among them. Organisms are normally classified by observed similarities in their body and cell structure or by evolutionary relationships based on the analysis of sequences of their DNA.
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terminology
The terms or system of terms used in a specific science, art, etc.; nomenclature
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name
Representation or repute, as opposed to reality:
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nomenclatural (related)
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vocabulary
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
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taxonomy
The scientific classification of organisms into specially named groups based either on shared characteristics or on evolutionary relationships as inferred from the fossil record or established by genetic analysis.
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catalogue
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
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appellation
The act of calling by a name
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designate
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locution
Style of speaking; phraseology:
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glossary
A list of often difficult or specialized words with their definitions, often placed at the back of a book.
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language
All the vocal sounds, words, and ways of combining them common to a particular nation, tribe, or other speech community
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list
(Computing, programming) A codified representation of a list, used to store data or in processing; especially, in the LISP programming language, a data structure consisting of a sequence of zero or more items.
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designation
Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.
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iupac (related)
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prenol (related)
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taxonomic (related)
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  • The committee of the Royal Geographical Society settled the existing nomenclature of the three great oceans.

  • In the time of Alexander the nomenclature was reversed, the right arm being known as Pallacopas.

  • For the rest, as regards the question of nomenclature, Reid everywhere unites common sense and reason, making the former "only another name for one branch or degree of reason."

  • More than half the nomenclature of the map is derived from Orosius, an annotated Anglo-Saxon version of which had been produced by King Alfred (871-901).

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