(n.) An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
(n.) An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
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Cognomen
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(n.) The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family.
(n.) A surname.
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(1) Childish amusement in punning on cognomens may be an even greater stimulant for learning than visual configurations or artificial cognitive devices.
(2) The obligate, one-carbon, methane-methanol bacteria are considered as "methyl" utilizers, and the prefix "Methylo-" is suggested as a solution to the problem of generic cognomens.
(3) 1988 marks the centenary of the cognomen "tetralogy of Fallot".