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cognomen

DEFINITIONS OF: cognomen

1

n the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)

Synonyms:
family name, last name, surname
Types:
maiden name
a woman's surname before marriage
Type of:
name
a language unit by which a person or thing is known

n a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Synonyms:
byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet
Type of:
appellation, appellative, denomination, designation
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
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