Biography anonymous definition
Biography anonymous definition
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anonymousnoun & adjective
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word anonymous, one of which is labelled obsolete.
See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
About 8occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 2.7 |
| 1760 | 3.1 |
| 1770 | 4.0 |
| 1780 | 4.3 |
| 1790 | 4.6 |
| 1800 | 4.6 |
| 1810 | 4.7 |
| 1820 | 4.6 |
| 1830 | 4.4 |
| 1840 | 4.2 |
| 1850 | 3.9 |
| 1860 | 3.8 |
| 1870 | 3.8 |
| 1880 | 4.0 |
| 1890 | 4.0 |
| 1900 | 3.9 |
| 1910 | 3.9 |
| 1920 | 4.3 |
| 1930 | 4.8 |
| 1940 | 5.3 |
| 1950 | 5.7 |
| 1960 | 6.1 |
| 1970 | 6.4 |
| 1980 | 7.0 |
| 1990 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 8.8 |
uh-NON-uh-muhss
uh-NAH-nuh-muhss
Earliest known use
mid 1500s
The earliest known use of the word anonymous is in the mid 1500s.
OED's earliest evidence for anonymous is from 1551, in the writing of John Bale, bishop of Ossory, evangelical polemicist, and historian.
anonymous is of multiple origins.
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