Gary Rosenberg wrote:
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> >>> "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> 03/16/00 11:00AM >>>
> I am interested in knowing if the new ICZN has succumbed to Webster's
> spelling of "binomial". I have always preferred "binominal" which the
> old ICZN uses, since I can't see dropping the final "n" in "nomen" in
> order to make the adjective. But then, why change the "e" to "i" in
> either case. Oh, to be more educated !
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> The ICZN continues to use "binominal" despite the preference of Merriam-Webster for "binomial". Many biologists also use "binomial", perhaps influenced by its use in mathematics, e.g., "binomial distribution".
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> In Latin "nomen" is singular, "nomina" is plural, and the root for forming combinations is "nomin-", for example, "nomination".
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> Gary
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Thanks, Gary.  And thanks for your article in AC. I have learned much
from your CONCHATENATIONS over the last couple of years, and I
appreciate your sharing with us all. Winston