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pre⋅no⋅men

  [pree-noh-muhn]
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–noun, plural -nom⋅i⋅na  [-nom-uh-nuh, -noh-muh-] , -no⋅mens.
praenomen.

prae⋅no⋅men

  [pree-noh-muhn]
–noun, plural -nom⋅i⋅na  [-nom-uh-nuh, -noh-muh-] , -no⋅mens.
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”
Also, prenomen.

Origin:
1655–65; < L praenōmen, equiv. to prae- prae- + nōmen name

Related forms:
prae⋅nom⋅i⋅nal  [pree-nom-uh-nl] , adjective
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