allonym
A pseudonym, another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a workA pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
Meaning
2 sensesA pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
(uncommon)An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
Allonym
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare GeFrom allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.
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Forms
plural: allonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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