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pseudonymy

pseudonymy noun: the use of a pseudonym.

Noun

pseudonymy (uncountable)

  1. The use of a pseudonym.
    • It is now well known that the Irish employed pseudonymy in their Latin writings of that period. Some famous examples are the Pseudo-Augustinian De Mirabilibus Sacrae Scripturae, the Pseudo-Isidorian De Ordine Creaturarum, and the Cosmographia of the so-called "Aethicus Ister", ascribed by H. Löwe...1976, Ludwig Bieler, John Joseph O'Meara, Bernd Naumann, Latin Scripts and Letters A.D. 400-900, →ISBN
    • The consequences of accepting the pseudonymy hypothesis are similar to those of accepting the forgery hypothesis.1987, Mary Ellen Waithe, A History of Women Philosophers - Volume 1, →ISBN

Examples of pseudonymy in a sentence

  • It is now well known that the Irish employed pseudonymy in their Latin writings of that period.1976, Ludwig Bieler, John Joseph O'Meara, Bernd Naumann, Latin Scripts and Letters A.D. 400-900, →ISBN:
  • Pseudonymy, as a modern institution, can thus be contrasted to the mere anonymity of the copyist.2003, David L. Eng, David Kazanjian, Loss: The Politics of Mourning, →ISBN, page 40:

Origin of pseudonymy

From pseudo- + -onymy.

Questions about pseudonymy

What does pseudonymy mean?
Pseudonymy means the use of a pseudonym.
How do you use pseudonymy in a sentence?
It is now well known that the Irish employed pseudonymy in their Latin writings of that period.
What part of speech is pseudonymy?
Pseudonymy is a noun.

Words near pseudonymy in the dictionary

  1. pseudonymous
  2. pseudonymously
  3. pseudonymousness
  4. pseudonyms
  5. pseudonymuncle
  6. pseudonymy
  7. pseudoobstruction
  8. pseudoobstructions
  9. pseudooligomer
  10. pseudooligomers
  11. pseudooligosaccharide

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