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nome

/nəʊm/US/noʊm/

nome noun: a prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece. Also the alternative form of no'm.

Noun (1)

nome (plural nomes)

  1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
    • Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.
  2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
    • Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt.1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings

Noun (2)

nome (plural nomes)

  1. A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.

Noun (3)

nome

  1. (obsolete) A term in an algebraic expression.
  2. A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.

Proper noun capitalized: Nome

Nome

  1. A city and seaport on the Seward Peninsula, West Alaska.
  2. A census area on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, which includes St. Lawrence Island.
  3. A cape in West Alaska.
  4. A river in Alaska.
  5. A minor city in Barnes County, North Dakota.
  6. A minor city in Jefferson County and Liberty County, Texas.
  7. A municipality in Telemark county, Norway, with its headquarters in Ulefoss.
  8. A rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Also used as

nome is also the alternative form of no'm.

Forms of nome

pluralnomes

Plural of nome: nomes

Origin of nome

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

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.

Contraction.

Words formed from nome

Words that rhyme with nome

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Questions about nome

What does nome mean?
Nome means a prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
What part of speech is nome?
Nome can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce nome?
Nome is pronounced /nəʊm/ (UK).
What is the plural of nome?
The plural of nome is nomes.

Words near nome in the dictionary

  1. nombril
  2. nombril point
  3. nombril points
  4. nombrilism
  5. nombrils
  6. nome
  7. nome sane
  8. nomegestrol
  9. nomeid
  10. nomeids
  11. Nomelaki

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