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English noun: cognomen | |||
| 1. | cognomen (communication) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | ||
| Samples | Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph. Henry's nickname was Slim. | ||
| Synonyms | byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appellation, appellative, denomination, designation | ||
| 2. | cognomen (communication) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | ||
| Synonyms | family name, last name, surname | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | name | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | maiden name | ||
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