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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anomia \A*no"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr Gr ? irregular; 'a priv. + no'mos law.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anomia n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic aphasia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}] 2: type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn: {Anomia}, {genus Anomia}]
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