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English word origin

Etymology of nome

From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nomos.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece. · A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

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From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nomos.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Differs from Etymology 1 in the position of Ancient Greek accent, though from the same root. Doublet of nomos and namus.

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Source etymology 3

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intj

Alternative form of no'm (“no ma'am”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Contraction.

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Source etymology 4

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noun

A term in an algebraic expression. · A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

The sense "term" is from French -nôme, second element of binôme etc., again from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós) here in its sense "division". The name of the special function may be identical or may be an independent borrowing from the Greek.

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