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| 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. |
| a·non·y·mous (ə-nŏn'ə-məs) adj.
[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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