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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)play

  Familiarity information: SOUBRIQUET used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOUBRIQUET (noun)


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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