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Definition of byname noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

byname

noun
 
/ˈbaɪneɪm/
 
/ˈbaɪneɪm/
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  1. a name given to somebody who has the same first name as somebody else, so that it is clear who is being referred to
See byname in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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