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cognominate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cog-nom-i-nate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give a cognomen; to name.

Formal; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Latin cognominatus, the perfect passive participle of cognominare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cognominatus

Usage

Inflected Forms

cognominates (present, singular) cognominating (participle, present) cognominated (participle, past) cognominated (past)

Questions

What does cognominate mean?
To give a cognomen; to name.
Where does cognominate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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