onymous
/ (ˈɒnɪməs) /
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adjective
(of a book) bearing its author's name
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Word Origin for onymous
C18: back formation from anonymous
Words nearby onymous
onychoschizia, onychosis, onychotillomania, onychotomy, -onym, onymous, on your life, onyx, onyxis, onyx marble, ONZ
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How to use onymous in a sentence
"It's been a long and nerve-racking couple of months," Onymous said before disappearing into the ether of the Internet.
Of Anne Onymous's 449 tweets, nearly one in six detail Romney's Chinese connections.
New Times has spoken with Anne Onymous, as the videographer wants to be known, for the first time.
Since I wrote the above, I have received onymous letters, as ominous as the rest.
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