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The earliest known use of the adjective anonymous is from 1625. Who did it refer to?

anonymous

[uh-non-uh-muhs] / əˈnɒn ə məs /


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The researchers collected anonymous survey responses from approximately 400 college students, gathering information about their diets, sleep patterns, exercise habits, and other lifestyle factors.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

Wieland, the Cancún vacationer, was prosecuted after an anonymous tip and pleaded guilty to fraud earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

"The fact that the war is beginning to wind down quickly brings relief," the Mekelle resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

This isn’t an argument for turning every anonymous strip mall back into a village of idiosyncratic mom-and-pop shops.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The anonymous author of 1604 had been quite right to insist that the theory of perspective would provide the key to interpreting the image of the moon.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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