anonym

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Etymology

Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος.

Noun

anonym (plural anonyms)

1. An anonymous person.
2. An assumed or false name; a pseudonym.
3. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis.

Related terms

• anon
• anonymal
• anonymity
• anonymize
• anonymosity
• anonymous
• anonymously
• anonymousness

Translations

• French: anonyme
• German: Anonymus
• Italian: anonimo
• Portuguese: anónimo (Portugal), anônimo (Brazil)
• Russian: анони́м

Translations

• Italian: pseudonimo

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