Definition of Nomic

1. a. Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.

Definition of Nomic

1. Proper noun. A game, intended to model certain aspects of legal systems, in which players take turns by modifying the game's rules. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nomic

1. customary [adj]

Medical Definition of Nomic

1. Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. Nomic spelling. Origin: Gr, fr. A law, custom. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomic

nomenclations
nomenclator
nomenclatorial
nomenclators
nomenclatress
nomenclatural
nomenclatural type
nomenclature
nomenclatures
nomenklatura
nomenklaturas
nomes
nomia
nomial
nomials
nomic
nomifensine
nomifensine maleate
nomina
nomina dubia
nomina nova
nomina nuda
nomina oblita
nominal
nominal aphasia
nominal clause
nominal clauses
nominal damages
nominal fee
nominal fees

Literary usage of Nomic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practical Study of Languages: A Guide for Teachers and Learners by Henry Sweet (1906)
"The same kind of reasoning which forbids us to begin with the nomic spelling, ... 'fhe relation between phonetic and nomic spelling is analogous to that ..."

2. The Foundations of National Prosperity: Studies in the Conservation of by Richard Theodore Ely, Ralph Henry Hess, Charles Kenneth Leith, Thomas Nixon Carver (1917)
"... nomic power ., . basis of eco- * and national ments as will insure the perpetuity of economic prosperity. power and national prosperity. ..."

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