anonymuncule
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of Latin anōnymus and homunculus (“little man”).
Noun
[edit]anonymuncule (plural anonymuncules)
- (obsolete) an insignificant anonymous writer.
References
[edit]- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Anonymuncule”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 347, column 3.