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English to English noun
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a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) |  | Example: Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph
Henry's nickname was Slim
source: wordnet30
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the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | | source: wordnet30
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The last of the three names of a person among the ancient Romans, denoting his house or family. | | source: webster1913
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