AGNOMEN

agnomen

(noun) an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in ‘Ferdinand the Great’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

agnomen (plural agnomens or agnomina)

An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen.

Synonyms

• agname

Anagrams

• Mangone, nongame

Source: Wiktionary


Ag*no"men, n. Etym: [L.; ad + nomen name.]

1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, or account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.

2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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AIR

(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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