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ag·no·men A0144700 (ăg-nō′mən)n. pl. ag·nom·i·na (-nŏm′ə-nə) An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories.
[Latin : ad-, ad- (influenced by agnōscere, to recognize) + nōmen, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots.]agnomen (æɡˈnəʊmɛn) n, pl -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə) 1. (Historical Terms) the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman. See also cognomen, nomen, praenomen2. another word for nickname[C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name] agnominal adjag•no•men (ægˈnoʊ mən)
n., pl. -nom•i•na (-ˈnɒm ə nə) 1. an additional, fourth name given to a person by the ancient Romans in allusion to some achievement or other circumstance, as “Africanus” in “Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus.” Compare cognomen (def. 2). 2. a nickname. [1745–55; < Late Latin, =ad- ad- + nōmen name] agnomenAncient Rome. an additional name, usually given in honor of some signal achievement; hence, a nickname. — agnominal, adj.See also: NamesThesaurus| Noun | 1. | agnomen - an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')name - a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" |
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Related to agnomen: cognomenWords related to agnomennoun an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in 'Ferdinand the Great')Related Words |