nome
/noʊm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
noun
noun
A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
noun
A special function with which elliptic functions and modular forms can be described.
name
A place in the United States:
name
A place in the United States:
Example Sentences
- "Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese."
- "Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt."
- "Mother said, “Is he cold, Versh.” “Nome.” Versh said."
Etymology
From French nome, from Ancient Greek νομός (nomós, “district”), from νέμω (némō, “to divide”). Doublet of nomos.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /noʊm/
- British English: /nəʊm/