noma

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Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈnəʊ̯mə/
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/ˈnəʊ̯mə/ · /ˈnoʊ̯mə/

Definition of noma

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of non-orthogonal multiple access.

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin noma from Latin nomē from Ancient Greek νομή (nomḗ, “spreading (of sores)”) from νέμω (némō, “feed, devour, spread (of sores)”).

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