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Meaning: The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Synonyms: family name; last name; surname; cognomen Hypernyms ("family name" is a kind of...): name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "family name"): maiden name (a woman's surname before marriage) "Money talks, bullshit walks." (English proverb) "The pear does not fall far from the tree." (Bulgarian proverb) "Send a wise man and don't advise him." (Arabic proverb) "Many small creeks make a big river." (Danish proverb)
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