Standard Lemma guide

nemo

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈniːmoʊ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: N EH1 M OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Acronym of not emanating from main office, i.e. broadcast from some remote location instead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, dated, not-comparable

Topics: broadcasting, media

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name

Meaning 2

Acronym of northeastern Missouri.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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name

Meaning 3

A male given name from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 4

A diminutive of the male given name Geronimo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 5

A surname

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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name

Meaning 6

Alternative letter-case form of NEMO (“northeastern Missouri”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of NF-kappa-B essential modulator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • NEMO deficiency syndrome

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noun

Meaning 8

a clownfish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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History

Etymology

From Latin nemo. The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.