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adj. - Relating to a name or designation.

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Usage examples (32)
  • No one will notice this nomenclatural coup, but there you go.
  • Shall we designate these hybrids as "shellcans," "shagcans," or "hickcans," after the nomenclatural methods of present day plant breeders?
  • The writers did note, however, that John–Cavil, One, whatever else you want to call him–is the only Cylon whose nomenclatural origin has been revealed.
  • Apparently it was meant to be just the preliminary nomenclatural part of a much larger revision of the whole group by Bryan Patterson, but this never appeared.
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