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allonym

noun

  1. pseudonym
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈal.əˌnɪm/ / /ˈæl.əˌnɪm/

noun

Etymology: From allo- (“other, different”) + -onym (“name”), probably via French allonyme. Compare German allonym, Allonym. First attested in 1725.

  1. A pseudonym, (particularly) another person's name used as a pseudonym by the author of a work.
  2. An allonymous work: a book published under the name of a person other than its true author.