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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A name that occurs between a person's first name and surname.
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- noun A name between the
given name and thefamily name orsurname - noun figuratively A
trait ,activity , oraction closely associated with or that excellently describes a person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a name between your first name and your surname
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