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Onymous Anonymous English Etymology Coined Provide Opposite Webster's

Title onymous
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English Etymology
onymous
  1775, coined to provide an opposite of anonymous.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
on·y·mous
\ˈänəməs\ adjective
Etymology: back-formation from anonymous
: bearing a name; especially : giving or bearing the author's name
 < an onymous article in a magazine >
— opposed to anonymous
• on·y·mous·ly adverb

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