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prae·no·men
noun
or pre·no·men \(ˈ)prē|nōmən\
(plural praenomens \-nz\ ; or praenom·ina \-|nämənə, -|nōm-\ ; or prenomens or prenomina)
Etymology: Latin, praenomen, from prae- pre- + nomen name — more at name
1. : the first name of a person; especially : the first of the usual three names of an ancient Roman by which he was distiguished from others of the same family
< in the name Marcus Tullius Cicero, Marcus is the praenomen >
— compare agnomen, cognomen, nomen
2. : the first independent element of a name (as of a place or a biological species)
< in the binomial Cynomys ludovicianus, Cynomys is both generic name and praenomen > |