Pseudonymous

//s(j)uːˈdɒ.nɪ.məs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a pseudonym. not-comparable, usually
  2. 2
    Fictitious. not-comparable, usually

    "The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation.""

  3. 3
    That uses a pseudonym. not-comparable, usually

    "My angle has been more positivistic, my interest arising not out of the general phenomenon of pseudonymity, but out of particular puzzles posed by particular texts assigned to one pseudonymous writer."

  4. 4
    Pertaining to pseudonymization. not-comparable, usually
Adjective
  1. 1
    bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
onymouspseudonymized

Example

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"The abuse of children that goes on under the pseudonymous and euphemistic titles of "intergenerational sex" and "sexual liberation.""

Etymology

From Latin pseudōnymus, from Ancient Greek ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnŭmos). By surface analysis, pseudonym + -ous.

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