nomen

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{i} second name (of a citizen of ancient Rome)
of Nim
nomen agentis
An agent noun
nomen ambiguum
A name which has lost the ability to clearly identify a species because it has regularly been used by different authors to identify different species
nomen dubium
In zoological nomenclature, a name which describes a fossil with no unique diagnostic features, and which therefore can not accurately be assigned a classification
nomen nescio
See [[#Latin|the Latin section]] for definitions

Prefaces appeared on June 17, 1844, the same day as The Concept of Anxiety. The pseudonymous author, Nicolaus Notabene, refers to himself in the text simply as N.N. These initials correspond, whether by accident or design, to the Latin phrase “nomen nescio”, or “I do not know the name”, which was a typical form of anonym.

nomen novum
A new taxonomic name for a biological taxon, renamed because the old name is also that of another taxon or for similar reasons
nomen nudum
In zoological nomenclature, a name which has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
nomen

    Hyphenation

    no·men

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'nO-m&n ] (noun.) circa 1890. Latin nomin-, nomen name; more at NAME.
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