pseudonymous

pseudonymous
pseudonymous 1796, from M.L. pseudonymus, from Gk. pseudonymos (see PSEUDONYM (Cf. pseudonym)). Related: Pseudonymously.

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  • Pseudonymous — Pseu*don y*mous, a. [Gr. ?; pseydh s false + ?, ?, a name: cf. F. pseudonyme. See {Pseudo }, and {Name}.] Bearing a false or fictitious name; as, a pseudonymous work. {Pseu*don y*mous*ly}, adv. {Pseu*don y*mous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pseudonymous — index quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pseudonymous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ writing or written under a false name. DERIVATIVES pseudonymity noun pseudonymously adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • pseudonymous — [so͞o dän′ə məs] adj. [Fr pseudonyme < Gr pseudōnymos, having a false name < pseudēs, false + onyma, NAME] 1. using a pseudonym 2. written under a pseudonym pseudonymously adv …   English World dictionary

  • pseudonymous — adjective Etymology: Greek pseudōnymos Date: circa 1706 bearing or using a fictitious name < a pseudonymous report >; also being a pseudonym • pseudonymously adverb • pseudonymousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pseudonymous — adjective written or writing under a pseudonym: the pseudonymous writer of the Insider column pseudonymously adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pseudonymous remailer — A pseudonymous remailer or nym server, as opposed to an anonymous remailer, is an Internet software program designed to allow people to write pseudonymous messages on Usenet newsgroups and send pseudonymous email. Unlike purely anonymous… …   Wikipedia

  • pseudonymous — pseudonymously, adv. pseudonymousness, n. /sooh don euh meuhs/, adj. 1. bearing a false or fictitious name. 2. writing or written under a fictitious name. [1700 10; < Gk pseudónymos; see PSEUDONYM, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • pseudonymous — adjective /ˈsuː.dəˌnɪm.əs/ a) of or pertaining to a pseudonym b) fictitious See Also: onymous, anonymous, pseudonym …   Wiktionary

  • pseudonymous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Being fictitious and not real, as a name: assumed, made up. See TRUE …   English dictionary for students

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