nemo
/ˈniːmoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.
Dated
name
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A male given name from Latin.
name
A diminutive of the male given name Geronimo.
name
A surname
name
Alternative letter-case form of NEMO (“northeastern Missouri”).
Example Sentences
- "In New York City alone, there are nearly three dozen of these "nemo" points from which speeches, music, and entertainment are broadcast regularly."
- "All "nemo" broadcasting, except entirely musical, would be abandoned. Stations would not risk broadcasting anything arising outside the studio, as there would be no editorial or censorship power."
- "NEMO deficiency syndrome"
Etymology
From Latin nemo. The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: nemo
Usage
Inflected Forms
Nemos (plural)