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anonymous

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"Unnamed"

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9 lettersPronunciation /əˈnɒn.ə.məs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted amnnoosuyStarts with AEnds with S1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having no known name or identity or known source

Word 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.

Used in a sentence

  • an anonymous pamphlet
  • an anonymous subscription
  • anonymous author or painter

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