anonym

[ an-uh-nim ]
/ ˈæn ə nɪm /
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noun

an assumed or false name.
an anonymous person or publication.

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Origin of anonym

1805–15; < French anonyme < Greek anṓnymos anonymous

Words nearby anonym

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

alias, appellation, moniker, pseudonym, handle, nickname, nomenclature, label, tag, AKA, allonym, incognito

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British Dictionary definitions for anonym

anonym
/ (ˈænənɪm) /

noun

a less common word for pseudonym
an anonymous person or publication
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