Nomenclature

//nə(ʊ)ˈmɛŋ.klət͡ʃə// noun

Definitions

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

    "It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities."

  2. 2
    a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline wordnet
  3. 3
    A set of names or terms. countable, uncountable

    "Another major defect of the current literature dealing with the nomenclature of hybrid forms of English is the scant attention paid to the question of frequency."

  4. 4
    A name. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōmenclātūra (“a calling by name, list of names”), from nōmen (“name”) + calāre (“call”). Doublet of nomenklatura.

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