allonym

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈal.əˌnɪm/
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/ˈal.əˌnɪm/ · /ˈæl.əˌnɪm/

Definition of allonym

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
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noun

  1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
  2. (uncommon)An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.

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Etymology

From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.

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