anonym

[ an-uh-nim ]

/ ˈæn ə nɪm /

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noun

an assumed or false name.

an anonymous person or publication.

Words nearby anonym

anomie, anomite, anon, anon., anonychia, anonym, anonymity, anonymize, anonymous, anopheles, anophthalmia

Origin of anonym

1805–15; < French anonyme < Greek anṓnymos anonymous

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Examples from the Web for anonym

Ein Beitrag zur Zeitgeschichte und zum neueren deutschen Staatsrechte, anonym.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
An′onym, a person whose name is not given: a pseudonym; Anonym′ity, the quality or state of being anonymous.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
You cannot express a negation such as this by a distinctive term like "anonym."
How to Catalogue a Library|Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley
The anonym had, like Scott, shirked, and had maintained his anonymity.
Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860|George Saintsbury

Referring to my remarks on the use of the word "anonym," I may point out that this is not the correct title of Barbier's work.
How to Catalogue a Library|Henry B. (Henry Benjamin) Wheatley

British Dictionary definitions for anonym

anonym

/ (ˈænənɪm) /

noun

a less common word for pseudonym

an anonymous person or publication

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anonym

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British Dictionary definitions for anonym

noun