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praenomen

[pree-noh-muhn]

noun, plural prae·nom·i·na

[-nom-uh-nuh, -noh-muh-] , prae·no·mens.

the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”

Also, prenomen.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin praenōmen, equivalent to prae- prae- + nōmen name

Related forms

prae·nom·i·nal

[pree-nom-uh-nl] , adjective

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praenomen (priːˈnəʊmɛn)

—n , pl -nomina, -nomens
	agnomen cognomen See also nomen an ancient Roman's first or given name

[C18: from Latin, from prae- before + nōmenname]

praenominal

—*adj*

prae'nominally

—*adv*

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