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Another word for nomenclature

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Noun
      1. An interrelated group of nonverbal symbols, signs, gestures, etc. used for communication or expression in a particular art, skill, etc.
      2. A list of words and often phrases, usually arranged alphabetically and defined or translated; a lexicon or glossary.
      3. All the words of a language
      1. A particular style of speech; phraseology
      2. A particular word, phrase, or expression, especially one that is used by a particular person or group.
      3. A word, phrase, or expression
      1. The science of classification; laws and principles covering the classifying of objects
      2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
      3. (Biol.) A system of arranging animals and plants into natural, related groups based on some factor common to each, as structure, embryology, or biochemistry: the basic taxa now in use are, in descending order from most inclusive, domain, kingdom, phylum (in botany, division), class, order, family, genus, and species
      1. The systematic study of terms
      2. The terms or system of terms used in a specific science, art, etc.; nomenclature
    See also:

    classification

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Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • The first sufficient explorations for cartographical record were made by John Smith in 1614, and his map was long the basis - particularly in its nomenclature - of later maps.

  • Although for the purposes of geographical nomenclature, boundaries formed by a coast-line - that is, by depressions of the earth's solid crust below the ocean level - are most easily recog- Political nized and are of special convenience; and although such divisions.

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