allonym
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- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
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- 7
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Definition of allonym
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
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noun
- A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
- (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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