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- noun Plural form of
cognomen .
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Examples
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Add up all the letters in the cognomens "Apodaca" and "T" and the result is shorter than "Omar Karindu".
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Others, despite their nifty cognomens, fall short.
Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Live! Nudis! (toxic nudibranchs, that is) 2008
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I was chuckling over your comments on Roman cognomens, when it occurred to me that the only people I can think of today who use similar names are mafiosi; Joe "Animal" Barbozza, Joe "Rifleman" Flemmi, ect.
Chickpea Walter Jon Williams 2007
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Old cognomens were slow to fade from collective memory.
Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005
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Old cognomens were slow to fade from collective memory.
Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005
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Old cognomens were slow to fade from collective memory.
Running from the Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005
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Old cognomens were slow to fade from collective memory.
Running From The Deity Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2005
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All these cognomens are added by the higher magistrates, and very often with a crown suitable to the deed or art, and with the flourish of music.
The City of the Sun 2002
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"Your brother will trouble you no more," said he of the various cognomens.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 Various
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It was Lucy's father just speaking, and his name of William Hapgood had been shortened to Bill among the villagers, who seemed to have little use for family cognomens where family pride was not a failing.
Joyce's Investments A Story for Girls Fannie E. Newberry
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