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nomenclatural

nomenclatural adjective: of or pertaining to nomenclature.

Adjective

nomenclatural (comparative more nomenclatural, superlative most nomenclatural)

  1. Of or pertaining to nomenclature.
    • To the "closet" taxonomist and aficionado of nomenclatural exercises, such emphasis may seem an intrusion.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page ix
    • In any case, Feinsilver’s nomenclatural suggestions and fine distinctions did not enjoy widespread adoption.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 8

Forms of nomenclatural

comparativemore nomenclatural
superlativemost nomenclatural

Origin of nomenclatural

From nomenclature + -al.

Words formed from nomenclatural

Phrases with nomenclatural

Words that rhyme with nomenclatural

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Questions about nomenclatural

What does nomenclatural mean?
Nomenclatural means of or pertaining to nomenclature.
What part of speech is nomenclatural?
Nomenclatural is an adjective.

Words near nomenclatural in the dictionary

  1. nomenclators
  2. nomenclatory
  3. nomenclatress
  4. nomenclatresses
  5. nomenclatura
  6. nomenclatural
  7. nomenclatural synonym
  8. nomenclatural synonyms
  9. nomenclaturalist
  10. nomenclaturalists
  11. nomenclaturally

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