Thesaurus: innominate

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1. a. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place.
2. a. A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava.
3. A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as,the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; theinnominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava. Innominatebone (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvisin mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed ofthree bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in theadult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult reptilesand amphibians.-- Innominate contracts (Law), in the Roman law, contracts without aspecific name.
4. a. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. a. A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava.