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Meaning of sobriquet

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

sobriquet

Pronunciation:/ˈsəʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ//ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A familiar name for a person (typically a shortened version of a person’s given name).

    Example: “The Bard” is a sobriquet of English playwright William Shakespeare.

    Synonyms:cognomenmonikernickname
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sobriquet

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