Epithet and Label

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Epithet noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.

Usage example: King Richard I of England was given the very laudatory epithet “the Lion-Hearted”

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Label is a synonym for epithet in sobriquet topic. In some cases you can use "Label" instead a noun "Epithet".

Label noun - A slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it.

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Epithet is a synonym for label in name topic. You can use "Epithet" instead a noun "Label", if it concerns topics such as marker.

Nearby Words: labeled, labelled, labeling

human	human epithet	human label
usual	usual epithet	usual label
common	common epithet	common label
specific	specific epithet	specific label
Other adjectives: standard, popular, actual, tiny, general, different, western.

His longevity in office, and afterwards, gained him the label father of the nation, an epithet he bore with pride to his death.

Source: Useful Notes / Einar Gerhardsen

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