cognomen
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1. the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | name, |
| definition | : | a language unit by which a person or thing is known (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | maiden name, |
| definition | : | a woman's surname before marriage (noun.communication) |
2. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | appellation, appellative, denomination, designation, |
| definition | : | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others (noun.communication) |
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