allonymous

English

Etymology

From allonym +‎ -ous (suffix forming adjectives).

Adjective

allonymous (not comparable)

Misattributed: appearing or (especially) knowingly published under the name of a different person from the true author.
allonymous authorship

allonymous pseudonym

Synonyms

misattributed, apocryphal

Translations

published under the name of a different person

Portuguese: alónimo (Portugal), alônimo (Brazil)

References

“allonymous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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