ANONYMOUS, something that is nameless; or to which no Name is affixed. See NAME.
The Term is chiefly applied to Books which do not express their Author’s Name. It is derived from the Greek ἀνώνυμος, Without Name, of the privative α and ὄνομα, Name.
Decker, Advocate of the Imperial Chamber of Spires; and Placcius of Hamburg, have given a Treatise of Anonymous Books. Burcard Gotthelf Struve, treats of learned Men who have endeavored to divine the Authors of Anonymous Books.
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