| Pronunciation: | | 'sowbru`key
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| | Definition: | | [n] a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph" |
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| | Synonyms: | | cognomen, moniker, nickname, soubriquet |
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| | See Also: | | appellation, appellative, denomination, designation |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \So`bri`quet"\ (s[-o]`br[-e]`k[asl]"), n.[F.
sobriquet, OF. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the
chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf.
It. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.]
An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a
nickname. [Sometimes less correctly written {soubriquet}.]
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