nounprō-nōmĭnātĭoPRO-NOMINATIO☆ KeepMeaninga figure of speechLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PRONOMINATIOLEWIS & SHORTPRONOMINATIOprō-nōmĭnātĭo, ōnis, f., I. a figure of speech, by which another epithet is substituted for a proper name (e. g. Africani nepotes, for Gracchi), Auct. Her. 4, 31, 42.Read the whole entry