NOME

Nome

A nome was a subnational administrative division of ancient Egypt. Today's use of the Greek nome rather than the Egyptian term sepat came about during the Ptolemaic period, when use of Greek was widespread in Egypt. The availability of Greek records on Egypt influenced the adoption of Greek terms by later historians.

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nome

Noun

  1. A prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
    Laconia is the southernmost nome in the Peloponnese.
  2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt.
    • 1983: Yet the part will be as the whole, and you will be the High Priest in this nome of Egypt. — Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings
  3. A type of musical composition in Ancient Greece.
  4. A term in algebra.


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