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au⋅to⋅nym

  [aw-tuh-nim]
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–noun
1. a person's own name. Compare pseudonym.
2. a book published under the real name of the author.
Origin:
1865–70; aut- + -onym
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au·to·nym   (ô'tə-nĭm')   
n.  A name by which a people or social group refers to itself.

[aut(o)- + -onym.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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