
cognomen



cognomen noun. [kɒg'nǝʊmǝn] Pl. -mens, (earlier) -mina.
Irregular Forms: (pl) cognomina
cognomen[noun]Synonyms: name, appellation, appellative, compellation, denomination, designation, moniker, nomen, style, title
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cognomen noun.
[kɒg'nǝʊmǝn] Pl.
-mens, (earlier)
-mina.
E17.[Latin cognomen, -min-, formed as CO- + (g)nomen name.]1. A surname; a nickname;
loosely an appellation, a name.
E17.2. Roman History. The third personal name of a Roman citizen (as Marcus Tullius
Cicero); a fourth name or personal epithet (as Publius Cornelius Scipio
Africanus).
L19.► In isolated use before
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