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a⋅non⋅y⋅mous

  [uh-non-uh-muhs]
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–adjective
1. without any name acknowledged, as that of author, contributor, or the like: an anonymous letter to the editor; an anonymous donation.
2. of unknown name; whose name is withheld: an anonymous author.
3. lacking individuality, unique character, or distinction: an endless row of drab, anonymous houses.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L anōnymus < Gk annymos, equiv. to an- an- 1 + -ōnym(a) (var. of ónyma) -onym (earlier (a)n- with vowel lengthening; cf. anopheles ) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

Related forms:
a⋅non⋅y⋅mous⋅ness, noun
a⋅non⋅y⋅mous⋅ly, adverb
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a·non·y·mous   (ə-nŏn'ə-məs)   
adj.  
  1. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author.
  2. Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call.
  3. Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "a very great, almost anonymous center of people who just want peace" (Alan Paton).

[From Late Latin anōnymus, from Greek anōnumos, nameless : an-, without; see a-1 + onuma, name (influenced by earlier nōnumnos, nameless); see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]
a·non'y·mous·ly adv., a·non'y·mous·ness n.
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Anonymous

A*non"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ? without name; 'an priv. + ?, Eol. for ? name. See Name.] Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous pamphlet or letter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : anonymous
Spanish: anónimo,
German: anonym,
Japanese: とく名の
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anonymous 
1601, from Gk. anonymos "without a name," from an- "without" + onyma, Æolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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