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/soohd'n im"i tee/, n.1. pseudonymous character.2. use of a pseudonym.[1875-80; PSEUDONYM + -ITY]
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pseudonymity — noun Date: 1877 the use of a pseudonym; also the fact or state of being signed with a pseudonym … New Collegiate Dictionary
pseudonymity — noun The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding ones true identity behind a pseudonym … Wiktionary
pseudonymity — pseu·do·nym·i·ty … English syllables
pseudonymity — /sjudəˈnɪməti/ (say syoohduh nimuhtee) noun 1. pseudonymous character. 2. the use of a pseudonym …
pseudonymity — ˌsüdənˈiməd.ē, mətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: pseudonym + ity : the use (as by an author) of a pseudonym; also : the fact or state of being signed (as of a book or other writing) with a pseudonym … Useful english dictionary
Pseudepigraf — Als Pseudepigraphie (griechisch ψευδεπιγραφία – wörtlich etwa „die Falschzuschreibung“, von ψευδ „unecht, unwahr“ und επιγράφω „ich schreibe zu“) bezeichnet man das Phänomen, dass ein Text fälschlicherweise einem bekannten Verfasser zugeschrieben … Deutsch Wikipedia
