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Definition of: cognomen
(kog·nō′mən) noun plural ·no·mens or ·nom·i·na (-nom′ə·nə)
1. In ancient Rome, the last of three names; a surname used to denote some physical or mental characteristic: Publius Ovidius Naso.
2. A surname.
3. Loosely, any name, nickname, or appellation. See synonyms under NAME. [<L <co- together + (g)nomen name]
—cog·nom·i·nal (kog·nom′ə·nəl) adjective
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