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nomes

nomes is the plural of nome.

Meaning of nome

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.

See all 13 meanings of nome

Questions about nomes

What is nomes the plural of?
Nomes is the plural of nome.

Words near nomes in the dictionary

  1. nomenklaturists
  2. nomens
  3. Nomentanan
  4. nomer
  5. nomers
  6. nomes
  7. nomesane
  8. nomf
  9. nomia
  10. nomial
  11. nomials

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