bookname

English

Etymology

book +‎ name

Noun

bookname (plural booknames)

  1. A name, such as of a plant or animal, that occurs in (especially technical) literature but does not have much currency in the spoken language.
  2. (historical) In Imperial China, a name given to a student on starting school.
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