"anonym" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-anonym.ogg Forms: anonyms [plural]
Etymology: Coined or borrowed around 1812, from French anonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|anonyme}} French anonyme, {{der|en|grc|ἀνώνυμος||without name}} Ancient Greek ἀνώνυμος (anṓnumos, “without name”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} anonym (plural anonyms)
  1. An anonymous person. Translations (anonymous person): anonym [masculine] (Czech), anonyme [masculine] (French), Anonymus [masculine] (German), anonimo [masculine] (Italian), anonimas [masculine] (Lithuanian), anonim [masculine] (Polish), anónimo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), anônimo [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), anonim [masculine] (Romanian), анони́м (anoním) [masculine] (Russian), anonimus [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), anonimac (Serbo-Croatian), anònimu [masculine] (Sicilian), анонім (anonim) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-anonym-en-noun-z3NSCjT2 Disambiguation of 'anonymous person': 96 2 2
  2. An assumed or false name; a pseudonym. Translations (pseudonym): pseudonimo [masculine] (Italian), pseudonim [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), suprannomu [masculine] (Sicilian)
    Sense id: en-anonym-en-noun-Eyvy4hRv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 46 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 3 51 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 3 49 49 Disambiguation of 'pseudonym': 1 89 10
  3. (zoology) A mere name; a name resting upon no diagnosis or other recognized basis. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-anonym-en-noun-mAJ0rGoe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -nym, English terms suffixed with -onym Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 46 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 49 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -nym: 3 51 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -onym: 3 49 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anon, anonymal, anonymity, anonymize, anonymosity, anonymous, anonymously, anonymousness

Inflected forms

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