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Definition of Agnomina
1. agnomen [n] - See also: agnomen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Agnomina
Literary usage of Agnomina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, William Hewson, George Gulliver, Sydenham Society (1862)
"These agnomina, or as they may, in many instances, be called sobriquets, were in
several cases given them from some acquirement, personal peculiarity, ..."
2. The Topographical Poems of John O'Dubhagain and Giolla Na Naomh O'Huidhrin by Gilla na naomh Ó Huidhrin, Seán O'Dubhagáin (1862)
"These agnomina, or as they may, in many instances, be called sobriquets, ...
Of the greater mimber of these agnomina the pedigree of the royal Irish family ..."
3. An Assemblage of Coins: Fabricated by Authority of the Archbishops of by Samuel Pegge (1772)
"39, his true name was neither the one nor the other, but both were agnomina of
king Arthur. P. 46. ..."
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