agnominal

noun, plural ag·nom·i·na

[ag-nom-uh-nuh] .

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.

Origin:
1745–55; < Late Latin, equivalent to ad- ad- + nōmen name, with alteration to ag- through influence of agnōscere; see agnize

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ag·nom·i·nal

[ag-nom-uh-nl] , adjective

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agnomen (æɡˈnəʊmɛn)

—n , pl -nomina
1.	cognomen nomen See also praenomen the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman
2.	another word for nickname

[C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name]

agnominal

—*adj*

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agnomen (æɡˈnəʊmɛn)

—n , pl -nomina
1.	cognomen nomen See also praenomen the fourth name or second cognomen occasionally acquired by an ancient Roman
2.	another word for nickname

[C18: from Late Latin, from ad- in addition to + nōmen name]

agnominal

—*adj*

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