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noma

/ˈnoʊ̯mə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
no-ma
IPA
/ˈnoʊ̯mə/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of non-orthogonal multiple access.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nomē, νομή

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnoʊ̯mə/
  • British English: /ˈnəʊ̯mə/

Usage

Phrases

noma neonatorum noma pudendi

Questions

How do you pronounce noma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊ̯mə/.
What does noma mean?
A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
Where does noma come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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