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LAST NAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
Synonyms:
cognomen; family name; last name; surname
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("last name" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "last name"):
maiden name (a woman's surname before marriage)