"agnomination" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: agnominations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin agnominatio. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|agnominatio|notext=1}} Latin agnominatio Head templates: {{en-noun}} agnomination (plural agnominations)
  1. (rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-agnomination-en-noun-v5T5b4CV
  2. (rhetoric) An alliteration. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-agnomination-en-noun-~DE78dyq
  3. (rhetoric) polyptoton. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-agnomination-en-noun-9bS8RaNX
  4. (rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-agnomination-en-noun-Ni4R8A-j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 3 21 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 21 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 22 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: agnominatio, adnominatio, adnomination

Inflected forms

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