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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cog•no•men (kog nō′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -no•mens, -nom•i•na (-nom′ə nə).USA pronunciation - a surname.
- any name, esp. a nickname.
- Ancient History, Antiquitythe third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as "Caesar'' in "Gaius Julius Caesar.'' Cf. agnomen (def. 1).
- Latin, equivalent. to co- co- + nōmen name, with -g- on model of nōscī: cognōscī; see cognition
- 1800–10;
cog•nom•i•nal (kog nom′ə nəl, -nō′mə-),USA pronunciation adj. cog•nom′i•nal•ly, adv. |