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appellation
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | name |
| Synonyms: | designation, epithet, handle*, label, moniker*, nickname, sobriquet, title |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | designation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | name, label, mark |
| Synonyms: | appellation, appellative, class, classification, cognomen, compellation, denomination, description, epithet, identification, key word, moniker, nickname, nomen, style, title |
| Main Entry: | epithet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, description, designation, name, sobriquet, tag, title |
| Notes: | an epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there, while an epithet is a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
| Main Entry: | handle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, byname, byword, cognomen, denomination, designation, moniker, name, nomen, sobriquet, style, title |
| Main Entry: | moniker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | appellation, byname, denomination, handle*, label, pet name, sobriquet, tag* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | title given to something, someone |
| Synonyms: | agname, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, autonym, brand, cognomen, compellation, denomination, designation, epithet, eponym, flag*, handle*, head, heading, label, matronymic, moniker, monogram, namesake, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomen, patronymic, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, pseudonym, rubric, sign, signature, sobriquet, stage name, style, surname, tag, term, trade name |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nickname |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informal title |
| Synonyms: | appellation, byname, byword, denomination, diminutive, epithet, familiar name, handle*, label, moniker, pet name, sobriquet, style, tag* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sobriquet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nickname |
| Synonyms: | AKA, alias, anonym, appellation, assumed name, byname, handle*, label, moniker, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomenclature, pen name, pet name, professional name, pseudonym, tag* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | term |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | description of a concept |
| Synonyms: | appellation, article, caption, denomination, designation, expression, head, indication, language, locution, moniker*, name, nomenclature, phrase, style, terminology, title, vocable, word |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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