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cognomen Definition
(n)
a
familiar
name
for
a
person
(
often
a
shortened
version
of
a
person
''
s
given
name
); "
Joe
''
s
mother
would
not
use
his
nickname
and
always
called
him
Joseph
"; "
Henry
''
s
nickname
was
Slim
"
(n)
the
name
used
to
identify
the
members
of
a
family
(
as
distinguished
from
each
member
''
s
given
name
)
cognomen Synonyms
cognomen
family name
last name
moniker
nickname
sobriquet
soubriquet
surname
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