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An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.

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  1. n. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.
  2. n. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
  3. n. an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in ‘Ferdinand the Great’)
  4. 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, or account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus. 2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.
  5. n. an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great')