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SOUBRIQUET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soubriquet mean?
• SOUBRIQUET (noun)
The noun SOUBRIQUET has 1 sense:
1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Familiarity information: SOUBRIQUET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
byname; cognomen; moniker; nickname; sobriquet; soubriquet
Context example:
Henry's nickname was Slim
Hypernyms ("soubriquet" is a kind of...):
appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)
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