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Anon
Definitions
- 1 Clipping of anonymous. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
- 1 Straight away; at once. archaic, not-comparable
"Caliban: Thou dost me yet but little hurt; thou wilt anon, I know it by thy trembling: now Prosper works upon thee."
- 2 Soon; in a little while. not-comparable
"[…]for as much as the same consisteth not in the extreames, but in a verie mediocritie of wealth and riches, as it shall better appeare anone."
- 3 At another time; then; again. not-comparable
"Sometimes he trots, as if he told the steps, With gentle majesty and modest pride; Anon he rears upright, curvets and leaps, As who should say, lo! thus my strength is try'd..."
- 1 (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while wordnet
- 2 at another time wordnet
- 1 The name given when an author's name is unknown.
- 1 An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.
"Indeed they did all they could to avoid it, coyly hiding their identities behind initials, asterisks, and anons"
- 2 An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando.; 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. Internet
- 3 A work with an unknown author.
"On the floor again she came upon a couple of "Anons" and frowned at them: Ought We to Visit Her and Cast Away in The Cold. Those would certainly do very well on the top shelf."
- 4 A work without a title.
Etymology
From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) + ān (“one”). See on and one.
Clipping of anonymous.
Clipping of anonymous.
Shortened form of anonymous
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