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cognomen noun [ kɒɡˈnəʊmən ]

• an extra personal name given to an ancient Roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son, for example Marcus Tullius Cicero.
Origin: Latin, from co- ‘together with’ + gnomen, nomen ‘name’.


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