AGNOMINA

AGNOMEN

agnomen

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

agnomina

plural of agnomen

Anagrams

• Magonian

Source: Wiktionary


AGNOMEN

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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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; ā€œhe commented with typical pungencyā€; ā€œthe bite of satireā€


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