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Definition of Praenomina
1. praenomen [n] - See also: praenomen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Praenomina
Literary usage of Praenomina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"... by which nomina were built up from praenomina in Etruscan. ... importance to
observe that a great mass of the praenomina used for this purpose are ..."
2. A Brief Latin Grammar by W. D. Mooney (1897)
"praenomina 507. A Roman had three names, a praenomen, a nomen, a cognomen. ...
praenomina and their abbreviations: — A. = Aulus M' = Manius App. = Appius N. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"The number of recognised praenomina was originally larger, and Varro (as cited
by the above author) mentions as ancient praenomina disused in his time ..."
4. Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions by James Chidester Egbert (1896)
"5) Nomina as praenomina. From the middle of the second century AU the nomina
Aelius, Aurelius, Flavins, Ulpius were frequently used as ..."
5. Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions by James Chidester Egbert (1896)
"Nevertheless, from the earliest times, women had praenomina, and during the
republican period this custom was maintained. This is shown by the legendary ..."
6. Fragments and specimens of early Latin by John Wordsworth (1874)
"The following fifteen praenomina are the commonest, and have, therefore, ...
Three other praenomina are peculiar to single patrician houses, ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Varro gives a list of 32 praenomina, of which 14 had fallen out of use in Sulla's
time, ... After the time of Sulla some of the old praenomina were revived, ..."
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