allonym
[
al
-
uh
-nim]
/ˈæl ə nɪm/
noun
1.
the name of another person taken by an author as a pen name.
Compare
pseudonym
.
2.
a work published under a name that is not that of the author.
Origin
1865-70;
all-
+
-onym
; cf.
pseudonym
Related forms
allonymous
[
uh
-
lon
-
uh
-m
uh
s]
/əˈlɒn ə məs/
(
Show IPA
),
adjective
allonymously,
adverb
British Dictionary definitions for
allonym
allonym
/
ˈælənɪm
/
noun
1.
a name, often one of historical significance or that of another person, assumed by a person, esp an author