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Praenomen
Pronunciation : Pr?*no"men
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., fr. prae before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Definition : Defn: The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name, as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.
pl. Pr?nomina.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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