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byname
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of BYNAME
a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual <Thomas Edward Lawrence is better known to most people by his byname, Lawrence of Arabia>
Synonyms alias, byname, cognomen, epithet, handle, moniker (also monicker), sobriquet (also soubriquet), surname
Related Words appellation, denomination, denotation, designation, label, tag, title; anonym, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, pseudonym
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