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agnomen, n. [L.; ad + nomen name.].
- An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio
Africanus . [1913 Webster] - An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides
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