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allonym

UK/ˈal.əˌnɪm/US/ˈæl.əˌnɪm/

allonym noun: a pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.

Noun

allonym (plural allonyms)

  1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
  2. (uncommon) An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.
    Antonyms:
    autonym

allonym meaning in Tamil

allonym in Tamil

மாற்றுப்பெயர்

Antonyms of allonym

Forms of allonym

pluralallonyms

Origin of allonym

From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.

Words formed from allonym

Questions about allonym

What does allonym mean?
Allonym means a pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
What is allonym in Tamil?
Allonym in Tamil is மாற்றுப்பெயர். See Allonym meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is allonym?
Allonym is a noun.
How do you pronounce allonym?
Allonym is pronounced /ˈal.əˌnɪm/ (UK).
What is the plural of allonym?
The plural of allonym is allonyms.

Words near allonym in the dictionary

  1. allonomous
  2. allonormativity
  3. allonurse
  4. allonursed
  5. allonursing
  6. allonym
  7. allonymies
  8. allonymous
  9. allonymously
  10. allonyms
  11. allonymy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allonym (page history and authors); allonym (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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