nomenclature
Definitions of nomenclature
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a list of namessynonyms: liste d'attente, liste nominaletypes:composition de l'équipe(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will batliste d'attentea roster of those waiting to obtain somethingtype of:listea database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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a system of words used to name things in a particular disciplinetype of:mota unit of language that native speakers can identify
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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
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The Namesake
Born to Indian immigrants and legally named after a Russian writer, but familiarly called Nikhil, Gogol Ganguli grows up in Massachusetts struggling with his parents' choices and expectations.