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agnomen
[ ag-noh-muhn ]
/ ægˈnoʊ mən /
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noun, plural ag·nom·i·na [ag-nom-uh-nuh]. /ægˈnɒm ə nə/.
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. 3).
a nickname.
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Origin of agnomen
OTHER WORDS FROM agnomen
ag·nom·i·nal [ag-nom-uh-nl], /ægˈnɒm ə nl/, adjectiveWords nearby agnomen
Agnew, Spiro, Agni, agnize, agnoiology, agnolotti, agnomen, Agnon, agnosia, agnostic, agnosticism, Agnus Dei
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British Dictionary definitions for agnomen
agnomen
/ (æɡˈnəʊmɛn) /
noun plural -nomina (-ˈnɒmɪnə)
Derived forms of agnomen
agnominal (æɡˈnɒmɪnəl), adjectiveWord Origin for agnomen
C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name
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