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Synonyms for cognomen


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kog-noh-muh n
Phonetic Transcription : kɒgˈnoʊ mən



Définition of cognomen

Origin :
  • 1809, from Latin com- "with" (see co-) + (g)nomen "name" (see name (n.)). Third or family name of a Roman citizen (Caius Julius Cæsar).
  • noun name
Example sentences :
  • Swamp Fox was the cognomen bestowed on Marion by the British.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 » by Various
  • The cognomen was put last, and marked the family; as Cicero, Csar.
  • Extract from : « Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology » by Charles K. Dillaway
  • But when you and I are talking, let us give the Italian cognomen a rest.
  • Extract from : « A Pirate of Parts » by Richard Neville
  • In these parts I know only one person who carries that cognomen—one Charles Clancy.
  • Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
  • Unlearn him his own cognomen,—teach him another name,—too late, too late.
  • Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Perhaps the cognomen had something to do with her subordinate position.
  • Extract from : « A College Girl » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • The Garnetts discussed the cognomen over the play-room fire.
  • Extract from : « A College Girl » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • They were not in the habit of flattening the head, and the origin of their cognomen is unknown.
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, v. 27 » by Various
  • Nelson had worked for an Englishman at Elizabethville and acquired his cognomen.
  • Extract from : « An African Adventure » by Isaac F. Marcosson
  • This won for him the cognomen of Catatexitechnos—the unreasonably careful.
  • Extract from : « History of Ancient Art » by Franz von Reber

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