| agnomen | (noun) an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great') | - |
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| cognomen | (noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | Synonyms: family name, last name, surname |
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| (noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | Synonyms: byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet |
| gnome | (noun) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth | - |
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| (noun) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure | Synonyms: dwarf |
| gnomic | (adjective) relating to or containing gnomes | - |
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| gnomish | (adjective) used of small deformed creatures | - |
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| gnomon | (noun) indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial | - |
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| ignominious | (adjective) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | Synonyms: black, disgraceful, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
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| ignominiously | (adverb) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | Synonyms: discreditably, disgracefully, dishonorably, dishonourably, ingloriously, shamefully |
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| ignominiousness | (noun) unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor | Synonyms: disgracefulness, shamefulness |
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| ignominy | (noun) a state of dishonor | Synonyms: disgrace, shame |
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| physiognomy | (noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, smiler, visage |
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