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nomenclature definition

nomen·cla·ture (nō′mən klā′c̸hər; also, and chiefly Brit, nō men′klə c̸hər)

noun

  1. the system or set of names used in a specific branch of learning or activity, as in biology for plants and animals, or for the parts of a particular mechanism
  2. the act or a system of naming

Etymology: L nomenclatura: see nomenclator

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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