Epithet
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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Sobriquet
Sobriquet noun - A descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual.
Usage example: tagged her with the sobriquet “peanut” because of her diminutive size
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- handle and epithet
- handle and sobriquet
- style and epithet
- style and sobriquet
- name and epithet
- name and sobriquet
- description and epithet
- description and sobriquet
- denomination and epithet
- denomination and sobriquet
- appellation and epithet
- appellation and sobriquet
- label and epithet
- label and sobriquet
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