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Definition of Nomenclature

1. Noun. A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline. "The language of sociology"

Definition of Nomenclature

1. n. A name.

Definition of Nomenclature

1. Noun. (obsolete) A name. ¹

2. Noun. A set of names or terms. ¹

3. Noun. A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nomenclature

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Nomenclature

1. The description of new taxa or alterations to the concept of previously described taxa which involve changes in the names of taxa. (09 Jan 1998)

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Literary usage of Nomenclature

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1. The Primitive Family in Its Origin and Development by Carl Nicolai Starcke (1889)
"Modern and primitive ideas—Descriptive and classifying nomenclatures— Their persistence—Descriptive nomenclature and monogamy—Classifying nomenclature and ..."

2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1896)
"The nomenclature question. Some inconsistencies in plant nomenclature. In a recent unpublished letter a prominent botanist calls attention once more to an ..."

3. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau (1875)
"nomenclature in anatomy, in pathology, and especially in zoology: but ... It is not by accident that the chemical nomenclature is alone in its perfection. ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1884)
"... nomenclature seems just now to be attracting much attention, not only in this country but abroad, _ especially in England, where a special meeting was ..."

5. The History of the Norman Conquest of England by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"In England proper then the effects of the Norman Conquest on local nomenclature were of no great moment. They answer to its effects on language generally. ..."

6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"the state of nomenclature was far from quiet. Anyone who thinks that all was ... When everybody made changes in nomenclature to suit his personal fancy, ..."

7. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1874)
"nomenclature OF DISEASES. nomenclature OF DISEASES. Prepared for the use of the Medical Officers of the United States Marine Hospital Service, ..."

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