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noun
The family name of an Ancient Roman, designating their gens.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A taxonomic name.
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History
From Latin nōmen (“name”), a clipping of nōmen gentīle (“family name”). Doublet of name and noun.
