Anonymous (abbreviation)
anonymous |əˈnänəməs|
adjective
(of a person) not identified by name; of unknown name : the anonymous author of Beowulf | the donor's wish to remain anonymous | an anonymous phone call.
• having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal : the anonymous black car waiting to take him to the airport | a faceless, anonymous group.
• [ postpositive ] used in names of support groups for addicts of a substance or behavior to indicate the confidentiality maintained among members of the group : Alcoholics Anonymous | Debtors Anonymous.
DERIVATIVES
anonymity |ˌanəˈnimitē| noun
anonymously adverb
ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek anōnumos ‘nameless’ (from an- ‘without’ + onoma ‘name’ ) + -ous .
Thesaurus
anonymous adjective
1 an anonymous donor: unnamed, of unknown name, nameless, incognito, unidentified, unknown, secret. antonym known, identified.
2 an anonymous letter: unsigned, unattributed. antonym signed.
3 an anonymous housing development: characterless, nondescript, impersonal, faceless.
2006-12-03 02:30:23
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answered by HearKat 7
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In old English it can also be used instead of the words soon or quickly.
2006-12-03 10:34:37
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answered by Anonymous
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anonymous,they usually use abreviations on things like that.
2006-12-03 10:33:32
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answered by Boba02 2
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