anonymous

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Formerly "anonymous" - now pretty much entirely "onymous".

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  1. adjective Having an unknown or unacknowledged name: an anonymous author.
  2. adjective Having an unknown or withheld authorship or agency: an anonymous letter; an anonymous phone call.
  3. adjective Having no distinctive character or recognition factor: "a very great, almost anonymous center of people who just want peace” (Alan Paton).

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  • But I keep reminding myself that true charity is best when it is anonymous, and that I was doing this for them, not me, and that really, I'm glad that I remained the anonymous donor, because this story is again about them, not me, and they should get all the attention. —  It's my life...
  • So, like boorish, anonymous is a more or less direct route to comment oblivion. —  (Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography
  • I have verification from insiders who wish to remain anonymous, at the Red Cross, that this is true. —  Right Wing News
  • According to a couple of sources who wish to remain anonymous, they believe that the gaps DVD is not the Gorge DVD. —  DMB Headlines Courtesy of antsmarching.org
  • All persons calling Crime Stoppers remain anonymous, and are eligible for a reward of up to $1,000, should their information lead to an arrest or recovery of property / drugs. —  Cayman Net News Daily Headlines
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  1. From Late Latin anōnymus, from Greek anōnumos, nameless : an-, without; see a-1 + onuma, name (influenced by earlier nōnumnos, nameless); see nŏ̄-men- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from New Latin anonymus, from Greek ἀνώνυμος, nameless, from ἀν- privative + ὅνομα, Æolic ὅνυμα, name: see onym.
 

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/əˈnɑnɪməs/
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