Dictionary![]() ![]() cog•no•menPronunciation: (kog-nō'mun), [key] —n., —pl. -no•mens, -nom•i•naPronunciation: (-nom'u-nu). [key] 1. a surname. 2. any name, esp. a nickname. 3. the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as “Caesar” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.” Cf. agnomen (def. 1). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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