"allonym" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈal.əˌnɪm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæl.əˌnɪm/ [General-American] Forms: allonyms [plural]
Etymology: From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725. Etymology templates: {{con|en|allo-<t:other, different>|-onym<t:name>}} allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), {{bor|en|fr|allonyme}} French allonyme, {{cog|de|allonym}} German allonym, {{etydate/the|1725}} 1725, {{etydate|1725}} First attested in 1725 Head templates: {{en-noun}} allonym (plural allonyms)
  1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
    Sense id: en-allonym-en-noun-en:pseudonym_or_type_thereof
  2. (uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author. Tags: uncommon Translations (the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name): al·lònim [masculine] (Catalan), rööpnimi (Estonian), allonüüm (Estonian), allonyme [masculine] (French), Allonym (German), allonimo [masculine] (Italian), alonim [masculine] (Polish), allonim [masculine] (Polish), alónimo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), alônimo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), allònimu [masculine] (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-allonym-en-noun-en:work_published_under_a_pen_name_of_its_author Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with allo-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sicilian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of 'the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allonymous Related terms: apocrypha, apocryphal work

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.",
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          "sense": "the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "allonyme"
        },
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          "word": "Allonym"
        },
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          "code": "it",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "allonimo"
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      "word": "allonüüm"
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      "word": "Allonym"
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      "sense": "the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name",
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