BYNAME

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

Example:

Henry's nickname was Slim

Synonyms:

byname; cognomen; moniker; nickname; sobriquet; soubriquet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("byname" is a kind of...):

appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

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