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Soubriquet Definition & Meaning

soubriquet
noun
  1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"

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What does soubriquet mean?
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"
What part of speech is soubriquet?
Soubriquet is a noun.

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