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appellation vs cognomen

cognomen vs appellation

appellation and cognomen both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appellation Yes No No No
cognomen Yes No No No
As nouns, cognomen is a hyponym of appellation; that is, cognomen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appellation:
  • appellation: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
  • cognomen: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
appellation (noun) cognomen (noun)
identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
a geographical indication used to identify where the grapes for a wine are grown a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Difference between appellation and cognomen

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