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cognomen - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'cognomen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cognomen [ n.]
- The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
- A surname.

Meaning of 'cognomen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cognomen [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Example in sentence:
  • Henry's nickname was Slim;
  • Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph

Nearby Words:

cog cogency cogenial cogent cogently cogged cogger coggery cogging coggle

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