Definition
The practice of giving or using additional names, especially honorary titles; also a rhetorical device using words with similar sounds.
Etymology
From Latin agnominatio, derived from agnominare (to add a name to). It developed two meanings: the literal practice of naming, and later a literary device based on sound similarity.
Kelly Says
Ancient orators loved agnomination as a memory trick—repeating similar-sounding words made speeches stick in people's minds, kind of like how modern rappers use internal rhymes to make bars unforgettable.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አግኖሚነሽን
a-gno-mi-ne-shon
ARالعربية
أج Nominal
a-j-no-mi-nal
BNবাংলা
অগ্নোমিনেশন
a-gno-mi-ne-syon
CACatalà
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
CSČeština
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
DADansk
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
DEDeutsch
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
ELΕλληνικά
αγνομινηση
a-gno-mi-ni-si
ESEspañol
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
FAفارسی
نامگذاری
na-m-g-hā-yi
FISuomi
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
FRFrançais
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
GUGU
અગનોમિનેશન
a-gno-mi-ne-shon
HAHA
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
HEעברית
אגנומינציה
a-gno-mi-nat-siya
HIहिन्दी
अग्नोमिनेशन
a-gno-mi-ne-syon
HUMagyar
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
IDBahasa Indonesia
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
IGIG
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
ITItaliano
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
JA日本語
アグノミネーション
a-gu-no-mi-ne-syon
KKKK
агноминация
a-gno-mi-nat-siya
KMKM
អាគណូមីនេស
a-a-k-no-mi-ne-sh
KO한국어
아그노미네이션
a-geu-no-mi-ne-i-yeo-n
MRMR
अग्नोमिनेशन
a-gno-mi-ne-syon
MSBahasa Melayu
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
MYမြန်မာ
အဂနိုမီနေရှင်း
a-ga-no-mi-ne-shing
NLNederlands
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
NONorsk
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
PAPA
ਅਗਨੋਮਿਨੇਸ਼ਨ
a-gno-mi-ne-shon
PLPolski
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
PTPortuguês
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
RORomână
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
RUРусский
агноминация
a-gno-mi-nat-siya
SVSvenska
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
SWKiswahili
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
TAதமிழ்
அக்னோமினேஷன்
a-k-no-mi-ne-syon
TEతెలుగు
అగ్నోమినేషన్
a-g-no-mi-ne-syon
THไทย
Agnewminial
a-gno-mi-nal
TLTL
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
TRTürkçe
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
UKУкраїнська
агномінація
a-gno-mi-nat-siya
URاردو
اگ Nominal
a-j-no-mi-nal
VITiếng Việt
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
YOYO
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon
ZUZU
agnomination
a-gno-mi-na-syon