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单词 cryptonymous
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cryptonymousadj.

Brit. /krɪpˈtɒnᵻməs/, U.S. /krɪpˈtɑnəməs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: cryptonym n., -ous suffix.
Etymology: < cryptonym n. + -ous suffix, probably after French cryptonyme (1803 as adjective; compare cryptonym n.).
Relating to or characterized by a pseudonym or code name; bearing or assuming such a name; pseudonymous. Cf. cryptonym n.
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the mind > language > naming > [adjective] > assuming a fictitious name
pseudonymous1706
cryptonymous1814
pseudonymic1837
1814 T. H. Horne Introd. to Study Bibliogr. I. ii. i. 281 Cryptonymous; those whose authors' names are concealed in some anagram or the like.
1834 W. T. Lowndes Bibliographer's Man. Eng. Lit. III. 1195/2 A cryptonymous book—Telliamed being the anagram of M. de Maillet.
1880 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. Dec. 719 The cryptonymous railer for his bread.
1982 Notes & Queries Oct. 420/1 R. B.'s allusions to persons in Greenes Funeralls are generally cryptonymous.
1990 Film Comment Jan. 36/3 No column of Celia Brady—Spy magazine's cryptonymous Zola—is complete without a reference..to the man's power.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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