"allonym" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: allonyms [plural]
Etymology: From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably from French allonyme. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|allo-|-onym|t1=other, different|t2=name}} allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), {{uder|en|fr|allonyme}} French allonyme 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. 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-Mdw4S4gH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with allo-, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with allo-: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 71 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name': 57 43
  2. (uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-allonym-en-noun-9gjU6twh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: allonymous [adjective] Related terms: apocrypha, apocryphal work

Inflected forms

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