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Re: Common cognomens

#22912 03/19/2001 3:32 PM

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wwh

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wwh

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Dear Geoff: I was surprised to find that "martinet" is actually an eponym:

mar[ti[net 7m9rt#�n et$, m9rt4�n et#8
n.
5after Gen. Jean Martinet, 17th-c. Fr drillmaster6
1 a very strict military disciplinarian
2 any very strict disciplinarian or stickler for rigid regulations

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