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a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known
the nomenclature, "tuxedo," derives from the fact that the jacket first became popular in the resort area of Tuxedo Park, New York
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But despite intersecting cultural constructions of beauty standards and profit, an achingly slow evolution has brought us to a formidable new frontier, where a changing landscape demands new nomenclature as the nexus of cinematic output and availability has changed.
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
Other elements of the project include taxiway intersections P, A, and B being reconstructed and updating the taxiway nomenclature for the entire airfield to meet current Federal Aviation Administration standards.
—Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
Showrunner Issa López seems to be hinting at that based on nomenclature; as has been noted in Vanity Fair and elsewhere online, Raymond Clark also happens to be the name of a Yale lab tech who pleaded guilty in 2011 to the murder of a graduate student whose name was … Annie Le.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
The company that made its brand name the accepted nomenclature for finding all the information on the Internet has lost a major antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2024
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Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
Other elements of the project include taxiway intersections P, A, and B being reconstructed and updating the taxiway nomenclature for the entire airfield to meet current Federal Aviation Administration standards.
—Kerria Weaver, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024
Showrunner Issa López seems to be hinting at that based on nomenclature; as has been noted in Vanity Fair and elsewhere online, Raymond Clark also happens to be the name of a Yale lab tech who pleaded guilty in 2011 to the murder of a graduate student whose name was … Annie Le.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2024
The company that made its brand name the accepted nomenclature for finding all the information on the Internet has lost a major antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Nomenclature.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nomenclature. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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