transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnɪkneɪm ]
n. & v. --n. a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name. --v.tr. 1 give a nickname to. 2 call (a person or thing) by a nickname. [ME f. eke-name, with n from an (cf. NEWT): eke = addition, f. OE eaca (as EKE)]