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agnomen —agnominal /ag nom"euh nl/, adj. /ag noh"meuhn/, n. , pl. agnomina /-nom"euh neuh/. 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." Cf. cognomen (def. 3). 2. a nickname. [1745-55; < LL, equiv. to ad- AD- + nomen name, with alter. to ag- through influence of agnoscere; see AGNIZE] |