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no•men
Pronunciation: (nō'men), [key]—
n.,
—pl. nom•i•naPronunciation: (nom'u-nu, nō'mu-). [key]
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius
Julius Caesar.”
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