| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| agnomen |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ag·no·men |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   g-n  m n |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ag·nom·i·na (-n m-n)
An additional cognomen given to a Roman citizen, often in honor of military victories. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin : ad-, ad- (influenced by agnscere, to recognize) + nmen, name; see n -men- in Appendix I.
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