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cognomen

/ cognomen /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member''s given name)
Type of:
name
Kinds of:
maiden name
noun Sense 2
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person''s given name)
"Joe''s mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"
"Henry''s nickname was Slim"
Type of:
appellation denomination designation
Derived:
dub nickname
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
15
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Related Words

name maiden name appellation denomination designation