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anonymous

ano·ny·mous

UK/əˈnɒn.ə.məs/ US/əˈnɑ.nə.məs/ common

adjective

1.

having no known name or identity or known source

  • “anonymous authors”
  • “anonymous donors”
  • “an anonymous gift”
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2.

not known or lacking marked individuality

  • “brown anonymous houses”
  • “anonymous bureaucrats in the Civil Service”
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Origin

Borrowed into English around 1600 from Late Latin anonymus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώνῠμος (ănṓnŭmos, “without name”), from ᾰ̓ν- (ăn-, “un-”) with ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă), Aeolic and Doric dialectal form of ὄνομᾰ (ónomă, “name”). English equivalent anonym + -ous, its full etymology being an- + -onym + -ous.

Phrases

  • anonymous class
  • anonymous pipe
  • anonymous proxy
  • anonymous sculpture
  • John Doe

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