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agnomen

noun as in nickname

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It was this slight connection with ‘the trade’ which gained for Cromwell the agnomen of ‘the brewer.’

A blank is here in the MS. Agnomen is found in some of the others.

He obtained the Agnomen of Numidicus for his services in the Jugurthine war.

To counteract the confusion that would inevitably arise, an agnomen or "tee-name" is usually appended.

Sometimes there was also a fourth name, called the agnomen, added from some illustrious action, or remarkable event.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to agnomen, such as: alias, epithet, and surname.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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