| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | prae·no·men |
| PRONUNCIATION: | pr -n m n |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. prae·no·mens or prae·nom·i·na (-n m -n , -n m -) 1. A first or given name. 2. The first name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as Gaius in Gaius Julius Caesar. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin praen men : prae-, pre- + n men, name; see n -men- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | prae·nom i·nal (-n m -n l) ADJECTIVE
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