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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.
2. 2
   an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in ‘Ferdinand the Great’) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agnameagnamecognomennicknamenomen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agnomen.

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