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Word: Anonymous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos ‘nameless’ (from an- ‘without’ + onoma ‘name’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈnɒnɪməs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name
Short Definition:not identified by name
Examples:- the donor's wish to remain anonymous
- an anonymous phone call
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