What does "nomic" mean?

Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.

Nomic

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Adjective

1
Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. dated, not-comparable
"The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language."
2
Relating to a law. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1
A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.
"This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings."

"This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings."

Etymology 1

From the suffix -nomic; see -nomy.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek νομικός (nomikós, “relating to laws”), from νόμος (nómos, “law, custom”).

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