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Title Anonym
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
an·o·nym
 \\ˈa-nə-ˌnim\\ noun
 DATE  1812
1. an anonymous person
2. 
pseudonym
English Etymology
anonym
  1812, "nameless person," from Fr. anonyme, from L. anonymus, from Gk. anonymos "without a name" (see anonymous). Meaning "fictitious name" is recorded from 1866.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
an·o·nym
noun
also an·o·nyme \ˈanəˌnim\
(-s)
Etymology: French anonyme, from anonyme anonymous, from Late Latin anonymus
1. 
 a. : one that retains anonymity or is of unknown name
  < the essential if vaguely defined role of the recording director seems to be played by complete anonyms — R.D.Darrell >
  < the party is an omnipotent and all-present anonym — Sergey Levitsky >
 b. : an anonymous book
2. : an idea that has no exact term to express it
3. : 
pseudonym

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