noma |
<medicine> See Canker. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, lit, a feeding. See Name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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nomad |
One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game. Origin: L. Nomas, -adis, Gr, pasturing, roaming without fixed home, fr. A pasture, allotted abode, fr. To distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. Akin to AS. Niman to take, and E. Nimble: cf. F. Nomade. Cf. Astronomy, Economy, Nimble, Nemesis, Numb, Number. Roving; nomadic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomade |
See Nomad. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomadian |
A nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomadic |
Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic tribe. Nomad"ically. Origin: Gr. See Nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomadism |
The state of being a nomad. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomadize |
To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding pasturage. "The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga." (W. Tooke) Origin: Nomadized; Nomadizing. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomancy |
The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters which form their names. Origin: Cf. F. Nomancie, nomance, abbrev. Fr. Onomancie. See Onomancy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomarch |
The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy. Origin: Gr. A district + -arch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
nomarchy |
A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Nomarski, Georges |
<person> 20th century French optical inventor. See: Nomarski optics. (05 Mar 2000) |
nomatophobia |
<psychology> Abnormal dread of certain words or names because of their supposed significance. Synonym: nomatophobia. Origin: G. Onoma, name, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Gangrenous Stomatitides, Gangrenous Stomatitis, Nomas, Stomatitides, Gangrenous
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acute ulceration of the mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals; often seen in undernourished children
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mobile: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; "a restless mobile society"; "the nomadic habits of the Bedouins"; "believed the profession of a peregrine typist would have a happy future"; "wandering tribes"
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Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. Many cultures have been traditionally nomadic, but nomadic behaviour is increasingly rare in industrialised countries. Typically there are two kinds of nomad, pastoral nomads and peripatetic nomads. Pastoralists raise herds and move with them so as not to deplete pasture beyond recovery in any one area. ...
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Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. Many cultures have been traditionally nomadic, but nomadic behaviour is increasingly rare in industrialised countries. Typically there are two kinds of nomad, pastoral nomads and peripatetic nomads. Pastoralists raise herds and move with them so as not to deplete pasture beyond recovery in any one area. ...
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Movement throughout the year by the whole pastoral group (men, women, and children) with their animals; more generally, such constant movement in pursuit of strategic resources.
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