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Sobriquet
Pronunciation : So`bri`quet" (so`bre`kay")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. sobriquet, OF. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf. It. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.]
Definition : Defn: An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a nickname. [Sometimes less correctly written soubriquet.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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