anonymous
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Greek ανώνυμος anonymos "without name", ἀν- an- + όνυμα onyma, Æolic dialectal form of όνομα onoma "name".
[edit] Pronunciation
IPA: /əˈnɒnəməs/
[edit] Adjective
anonymous
- Wanting a name; not named and determined, as an animal not assigned to any species.
- Without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: as, an anonymous pamphlet; an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous subscription.
- Of unknown name; whose name is withheld: as, an anonymous author.
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[edit] Translations
wanting a name
Without any name acknowledged
Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- "anonymous" at The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911.
- “anonymous” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
