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Norma

Definition: Norma

Norma

Noun

1. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

"Norma" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a northman".

Date "Norma" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1855. (references)

Etymology: Norma \Nor"ma\, noun. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Norma

DomainDefinitions

Aerospace

See constellation.Abbreviation Nor, Norm. (references)

Literature

Norma A vestal priestess who has been seduced. She discovers her paramour in an attempt to seduce her friend, also a vestal priestess, and in despair contemplates the murder of her baseborn children. The libretto is a melodrama by Romani, music by Bellini (1831.) (Norma, an opera.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Norma

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Norma is a constellation of the southern sky. See Norma (constellation).

Norma is an opera by Vincenzo Bellini. See Norma (opera).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Norma."

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Norma

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

NORMA

EnglishNO Remote Memory AccessComputer - (OSF/1, Multi-Server)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms within Context: Norma

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Grammar

Noun: grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray; (schoolbook); correct style, philology; (language). Verb: parse, punctuate, syllabicate.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Norma

English words defined with "Norma": AraNorma Jean Baker. (references)
Specialty definitions using "Norma": Jus et Norma LoquendiNor, Norm. (references)
Etymologies containing "Norma": Abnormousnorm. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Norma" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Czech (norm, quota, rule, standard, target), Esperanto (normal), Hungarian (level of supply, norm, standard), Indonesian (norm), Italian (bogey, custom, direction, guidance, instruction, norm, par, practice, principle, regulation, rule, standard), Latin (carpenter's square, norm, organization, pattern, rule, standard), Papiamen (norm, standard), Portuguese (cannion, Canon, Gage, gauge, gospeller, lemma, norm, order, precept, prescript, regulation, rule, standard), Romanian (control, normalize, standardize), Serbo-Croatian (norm, normal, out-turn, standard), Spanish (norm, policy, prescript, rule, standard, yardstick).

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Modern Usage: Norma

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Oh, wake up, Norma, you'd be killing yourself to an empty house. (Sunset Blvd.; writing credit: Charles Brackett)

Norma, what I've had from you has been sumptuous. (Norma Rae; writing credit: Harriet Frank Jr.; Irving Ravetch)

Movie/TV Titles

Norma (2002)

The Plastic Dome of Norma Jean (1965)

L' Amore di Norma (1950)

All of a Sudden Norma (1919)

Norma from Norway (1911)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Norma

DomainTitle

Books

  • Marilyn Monroe: Norma Jean's Dream (Newsmakers Biographies Series) (reference)

  • Norma (reference)

  • Norma Jean, Jumping Bean (Step into Reading, Step 2, paper) (reference)

  • Norma Jean, the Termite Queen (reference)

  • Norma Jean: My Secret Life With Marilyn Monroe (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • Bellini - Norma / Bonynge, Sutherland, Troyanos, Canadian Opera Company (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Norma

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Ruth DeRoche and Norma Webber, eighteen year old "pit-women," relaxing after lunch.Credit: Library of Congress.

Shearer, Norma, Miss, and unidentified woman, portrait photograph.Credit: Library of Congress.

Portrait photograph of Norma Shearer.Credit: Library of Congress.

Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) canal. Fritzie and Norma by the C&O canal bank.Credit: Library of Congress.

Visit to Ontario. Norma Horydczak on dock with net.Credit: Library of Congress.

Theodor Horydczak and family. Fritzie and Norma Horydczak.Credit: Library of Congress.

Norma Horydczak. Fritzie Horydczak birthplace.Credit: Library of Congress.

Christmas of 1930. Norma Horydczak on bicycle in front of Christmas tree.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Norma

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Exporters must comply with Mexico's product standards known as Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM's). (references)

CANITEC has a technical working group, which is working to update the Mexican Official Standard (NOM - Norma Official Mexicana). (references)

The Mexican Secretariat of Health (SSA) has been very active in preparing and issuing mandatory standards, known as Norma Oficial Mexican (NOM) for health care products. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Norma

"Norma" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 96.84% of the time. "Norma" is used about 158 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (proper)96.84%15325,427
Noun (singular)1.9%3202,518
Unclassified Items1.27%2245,945
                    Total100.00%158N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Norma

The following table summarizes the usage of "Norma" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
NormaFirst name Female218,00094
NormaLast name13061,532
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Norma

"Norma" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a northman".
 
The following table summarizes names related to "Norma."
NameGenderLanguageRelated Name
NormMaleEnglishNorman
NormaFemaleEnglishNorman
NormanMaleEnglishN/A
NormandMaleEnglishNorman
NorminaFemaleEnglishNorman
NormaFemaleItalianNorman
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expression: Norma

Expression using "Norma": Norma Jean Baker. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Norma

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
  ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  norma stitz

462

  2000 9000 iso norma

16

  norma mccorvey

363

  jean norma tab

15

  norma jean

353

  brass norma

15

  norma

236

  norma desmond

14

  mexicana norma official

133

  norma jean and marilyn

14

  jean lyrics norma

89

  din norma

13

  norma rae

78

  norma jones

13

  director norma rae

63

  norma jeane

13

  band jean norma

53

  norma realty white

12

  norma shearer

52

  jean music norma

12

  norma ammunition

47

  norma iso 9001

12

  norma kamali

44

  mexicana mexicanas norma normas official oficiales

11

  editorial norma

35

  14001 iso norma

11

  norma jean baker

30

  kamali norma omo

11

  lee norma songwriter

27

  miami norma teacher williams

11

  norma iso 9000

27

  mazer norma fox

11

  juridica norma

22

  jean norma picture

10

  duval norma

22

  hardcore jean norma

10

  mccorveys norma

22

  norma regulamentadora

10

  k norma

17

  norma official

9
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Norma

Language Translations for "Norma"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

Regel (Canon, habit, law, menstruation, norm, observance, period, policy, precept, principle, regulation, rule). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

ノイマン型 (christmas, fungo, Hague, heart, Hercules, hook, knob, knock, knockdown, knocker, knocking, knock-on, knockout, knot, know, know-how, knowledge, nautical mile per hour, Neumann-type, neuron, neurosis, no, noctovision, nocturne, nominal, nominal price, nominate, nomination, nomogram, nomograph, non career, non cling, non store retailing, non troppo, non-attachment disease, nonbank banking, nonbook, nonchalant, non-conforming design, nonfiction, nonius, nonpolitical, non-professional, nonrun, non-sectarian, nonsense, nonslip, nonstop, non-terminal, nontitle match, non-verbal, non-verbal communication, Noraism, Nordic, Normandy, Norway, nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgie, notation, notch, notchback, notch-filter, nova, Nova Scotia, novel, novelty, nozzle, number, swastika, unaffiliated, vernier calipers, vernier micrometer). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ノルマ . (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ormanay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Norma

LanguageDateSourceJeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 39
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintPwV kathllaxen pwV estreyen nwton mwab hscunqh kai egeneto mwab eiV gelwta kai egkothma pasin toiV kuklw authV
Latin405VulgateEt exibit ultra norma mensurae in conspectu eius super collem Gareb et circuibit Goatha
Middle English1395WyclifAnd it shal gon out ouer the reule of the mesure, in his siyte, vp on the hyl of Gared, and it shal gon aboute Goacha, and al the valei of careynus,
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the measuring-line will go out in front of it as far as the hill Gareb, going round to Goah.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Norma

LanguageJeremiah Chapter 31, Verse 39
CebuanoUg ang igsulokod nga pisi moabut sa unahan ngadto sa ibabaw sa bungtod sa Gareb, ug moliko ngadto sa Goa.
CroatianI još æe se dalje protegnuti mjernièko uže, pravo do brežuljka Gareba, a onda okrenuti prema Goi.
Danishog videre skal Målesnoren gå lige ud til Garebs Høj og så svinge mod Goa;
DutchEn het meetsnoer zal wijders nevens dezelve uitgaan tot aan den heuvel Gareb, en zich naar Goath omwenden.
FinnishJa edelleen mittanuora kulkee suoraan Gaarebin kukkulalle ja kääntyy sitten Gooaan.
FrenchLe cordeau s`étendra encore vis- -vis, Jusqu` la colline de Gareb, Et fera un circuit du côté de Goath.
Germanund die Richtschnur wird neben demselben weiter herausgehen bis an den Hügel Gareb und sich gen Goath wenden;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDari situ garis batasnya menuju ke Bukit Gareb, lalu membelok ke Goa.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamamaka dari sanapun akan diukur dengan tali pengukur sampai ke bukit Garib lalu balik ke Goat.
ItalianLa corda per misurare si stender in linea retta fino alla collina di G reb, volgendo poi verso Go .
MaoriA ka tae tonu atu te aho ruri, tika tonu atu ki te pukepuke ki Karepe, taiawhio tonu atu ki Koata.
Norwegianog målesnoren skal gå videre rett frem over Gareb-haugen, og så skal den vende sig til Goa,
PortugueseE a linha de medir estender-se-á para diante, até o outeiro de Garebe, e dará volta até Goa.   
RumanianFrknghia de mqsurat va trece kncq pe dinaintea ei, pknq la dealul Gareb, wi de acolo va face un ocol kn spre Goat.
RussianЙ ЪЕНМЕНЕТОБС ЧЕТЧШ ПК"ЕФ "БМЕЕ ТСНП "П ИПМНБ зБТЙЧБ Й П'ПК"ЕФ зПБЖ.
SpanishEl cordel de medir irá directamente hasta la colina de Gareb, y dará la vuelta hacia Goa.
SwedishOch mätsnöret skall vidare dragas rätt fram mot Garebshöjden och skall sedan vändas mot Goa.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Norma

Derivations

Words beginning with "Norma": normal, normalcies, normalcy, normalise, normalised, normalises, normalising, normalities, normality, normalizable, normalization, normalizations, normalize, normalized, normalizer, normalizers, normalizes, normalizing, normally, normals, normande, normative, normatively, normativeness, normativenesses. (additional references)

Words containing "Norma": abnormal, abnormalities, abnormality, abnormally, abnormals, lognormal, lognormalities, lognormality, lognormally, nonnormative, orthonormal, paranormal, paranormalities, paranormality, paranormally, paranormals, renormalization, renormalizations, renormalize, renormalized, renormalizes, renormalizing, subnormal, subnormalities, subnormality, subnormally, supernormal, supernormalities, supernormality, supernormally. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Norma" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Jorma, Nasma, Nefma, Nerja, Ngoma, Niema, Niemax, Nikram, Nipmap, Nirm, Noemi, nomar, noram, Norcap, Nordau, Norjac, normac, Normead, Normie, normo, Normura, norpa, Norpac, norra, Norvm, Noumea, Znojmo. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Norma"

Words rhyming with "Norma" (pronounced 'Nor"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Diastema, Diatryma, Digamma, Dilemma, Diorama, Diploma, Dogma, Drachma, Drama, Ecphonema, Ecthyma, Edriophthalma, Emphysema, Empyema, Empyreuma, Encauma, Enchondroma, Enchylemma, Endophragma, Endoplasma, Enigma. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Norma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: manor, roman.

Words within the letters "a-m-n-o-r"

-1 letter: mano, moan, mora, morn, noma, norm, roam, roan.

-2 letters: arm, man, mar, moa, mon, mor, nam, nom, nor, oar, ora, ram, ran, rom.

-3 letters: am, an, ar, ma, mo, na, no, om, on, or.

 Words containing the letters "a-m-n-o-r"
 

+1 letter: enamor, macron, manors, maroon, marron, matron, moaner, morgan, normal, ramson, random, ransom, rodman, romano, romans.

 

+2 letters: acronym, almoner, almonry, amorini, amorino, anymore, crampon, doorman, dormant, enamors, enamour, foramen, foreman, formant, frogman, gormand, harmony, macrons, madrona, madrone, madrono, manrope, marengo, maroons, marrano, marrons, masonry, matrons, menorah, minorca, moaners, monarch, monarda, moneran, moraine, mordant, morgans, neuroma, nomarch, nonfarm, normals, oarsman, oarsmen, organum, overman, paronym, propman, rampion, ramsons, randoms, ransoms, roaming, rodsman, romaine, romance, romanos, romaunt, tonearm, transom, unmoral, workman.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Norma


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 6F 72 6D 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

-.    ---    .-.    --    .-

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#111 &#114 &#109 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 006F 0072 006D 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4881847967

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Usage Frequency
8. Names: Frequency
9. Names: Derived from
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Bible Trace
14. Abbreviations
15. Acronyms
16. Derivations
17. Rhymes
18. Anagrams
19. Orthography
20. Bibliography


  

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