Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give a nickname to.
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- noun archaic, historical A
secondary name for a person or thing; a person'ssurname . - noun archaic, historical A
nickname . - noun Scotland A
pseudonym ;nom-de-plume . - noun paganism A ritual title for a god or goddess used in
Heathenry . - verb transitive, archaic To assign a byname to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
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Examples
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A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing; A kind of byname that describes a ...
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A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing; A kind of byname that describes a ...
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A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing; A kind of byname that describes a ...
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After the work in Rome is done, a team of about 10 will travel around Italy, scanning Caravaggio's works, for the research center set to open this fall in the northern town that gave Michelangelo Merisi his byname, Caravaggio.
The Art of Replicating Masterpieces Nicole Martinelli 2010
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After the work in Rome is done, a team of about 10 will travel around Italy, scanning Caravaggio's works, for the research center set to open this fall in the northern town that gave Michelangelo Merisi his byname, Caravaggio.
The Art of Replicating Masterpieces Nicole Martinelli 2010
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After the work in Rome is done, a team of about 10 will travel around Italy, scanning Caravaggio's works, for the research center set to open this fall in the northern town that gave Michelangelo Merisi his byname, Caravaggio.
The Art of Replicating Masterpieces Nicole Martinelli 2010
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Simply specify things in a way that can apply to nothing other than a single church without ever mentioning it byname
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It certainly seems like Armin Glaser uh, and Mr. Rhino is attainted by this law, since his product is called out byname.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Armed Self-Defense Isn’t Supposed To Be “Sport”: 2009
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I had acquaintances in every clan company, and no longer trembled every time a man looked too long at me or called me a lewd byname, as I used to do when I was a newcomer to the Marchfield.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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Simply specify things in a way that can apply to nothing other than a single church without ever mentioning it by name, same way Congress regularly gives individual corporations tax breaks by specificying “general” facts incorporation date and state and the like without ever having to mention the corporation byname.
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