cognomen

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美

n.  姓氏；绰号

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英英释义

noun

• the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
  Synonym:surnamefamily namelast name
• a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
  1. Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
  2. Henry's nickname was Slim
  Synonym:nicknamemonikersobriquetsoubriquetbyname