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ALL meanings of agnomen

ag·no·men
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  • noun agnomen the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman 3
  • noun agnomen in ancient Rome, a name added to the cognomen, esp. as an epithet honoring some achievement 3
  • noun agnomen a nickname 3
  • noun plural agnomen 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). 1
  • noun plural agnomen a nickname. 1
  • noun agnomen An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen. 1
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