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anon

/əˈnɑn/ · adv

Meaning

  1. Straight away; at once.
  2. Soon; in a little while.
  3. At another time; then; again.
  4. An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
  5. An anonymous poster (“person who contributes a note, message, etc”). A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym.
  6. A work with an unknown author.
  7. A work without a title.
  8. Clipping of anonymous.
  9. The name given when an author's name is unknown.

Etymology / origin

From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.

  1. anoon(enm)
  2. anon (English)
  3. Relations: der

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