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| sur·name [ súr nàym ] |
noun (plural sur·names) |
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1. somebody's family name: the name that identifies somebody as belonging to a particular family and that he or she has in common with other members of that family
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2. descriptive addition to name: a descriptive addition to somebody's name e.g. "the Great" in "Catherine the Great"
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transitive verb (past and past participle sur·named, present participle sur·nam·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·names) |
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give somebody surname: to give or transmit a surname to somebody
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| [14th century. Translation of Old French surnom, literally "name above" < nom "name"] |
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 sur·nam·er noun |
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