nomic

See also: Nomic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νομικός (nomikós, “relating to laws”), from νόμος (nómos, “law, custom”).

Adjective

nomic (not comparable)

1. (dated) Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
   • 1899, Henry Sweet, The Practical Study of Languages:

     The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language.

2. (sciences, philosophy) Relating to a law.

Anagrams

• Minco, Monic, comin, comin', monic