autonymous

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autonymous

  • /ɔːˈtɒnᵻməs/ UK

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By surface analysis, auto- + -nym + -ous

adjective

  1. not comparable Exhibiting autonymy; used as a name for itself.
  2. not comparable Published under the author's autonym (true name): being an autonym. Books may be classed under four heads, namely (1) Autonymous — (2) Polyonymous — (3) Pseudonymous, and — (4) Anonymous. ¶ 1. Autonymous, the first and most common is with the author's name either on the title-page, or if not on the title-page, signed to a preface, introduction, letter, or dedication

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