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== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈnɑn/ enPR: ə-nŏn' (UK) IPA(key): /əˈnɒn/ Rhymes: -ɒn Hyphenation: a‧non === Etymology 1 === From Middle English anoon, anon, anan (literally “in one (moment)”), from on (“in”) +‎ ān (“one”). See on and one. ==== Adverb ==== anon (not comparable) (archaic) Straight away; at once. Soon; in a little while. At another time; then; again. ===== Derived terms ===== ever and anon still and anon ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of anonymous. ==== Noun ==== anon (plural anons) An anonymous person, traditionally especially a published author but now especially an internet rando. Synonym: anonym (Internet) An anonymous poster (“person who contributes a note, message, etc”). A participant in an online site, such as a forum or an imageboard, without an account, or who posts without identifying themselves, or hidden behind a pseudonym. A work with an unknown author. A work without a title. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== anon (not comparable) Clipping of anonymous. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === 'onna, Nona, OANN, Onan, nano, nano-, nona-, onna == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanon/ Rhymes: -anon Syllabification: a‧non === Noun === anon accusative singular of ano == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnon/, [ˈɑ̝no̞n] Rhymes: -ɑnon Syllabification(key): a‧non Hyphenation(key): anon === Noun === anon genitive singular of ano === Verb === anon first-person singular present indicative of anoa === Anagrams === nano- == Middle English == === Alternative forms === anan, anone, anoon, onan, onon === Etymology === From Old English on ān, equivalent to on + an. === Adverb === anon anon (straight away, at once) continually, on and on all the way ==== Descendants ==== English: anon Scots: on-ane, one-ane, onan === References === “an-ōn, adv. & conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.