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nomenclature
no·men·cla·ture [ nṓmən klàychər ] (plural no·men·cla·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. name system: a system of names assigned to objects or items in a particular science or art
2. assigning of names: the assigning of names to organisms in a scientific classification system taxonomy
[Early 17th century. Via French< Latin nomenclatura< nomen "name" + calare "to call"]

no·men·cla·tur·al adjective
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