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Definition of Agnomination
1. n. A surname.
Definition of Agnomination
1. Noun. (rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another ¹
2. Noun. (rhetoric) An alliteration. ¹
3. Noun. (rhetoric) polyptoton. ¹
4. Noun. (rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Agnomination
1. 1. A surname. 2. Paronomasia; also, alliteration; annomination. Origin: L. Agnominatio. See Agnomen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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