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onymous

Definitions of onymous
  1. adjective
    bearing a name
    “articles in magazines are usually onymous
    synonyms:
    binomial, binominal
    having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies
    pseudonymous
    bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name
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    antonyms:
    anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
    nameless, unidentified, unknown, unnamed
    being or having an unknown or unnamed source
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