nomic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules.
adj
Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
Dated
Example Sentences
- "This is not to say that nuanced, intermediate levels may not arise in Nomic through game custom and tacit understandings."
- "The game Nomic also has rules that change over time. But these games still have rules for how they're played..."
- "Nomic, a "game of self-amendment," is most fundamentally characterized by its rule 213, 213. If the rules are changed so that further play is impossible, or if the legality of a move cannot be determined with finality, or if by the Judge's best reasoning, not overruled, a move appears equally legal and illegal, then the first player unable to complete a turn is the winner."
- "The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: νομικός