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; );The office was little more than nominal, and the salary<br />

was augmented for his accommodation. — Johnson's Lives of the Poets —<br />

Volume 1;<br />

• (titular)- existing or being such in title only; nominal; having the title but<br />

none of the associated duties, powers, etc., ( ); The film<br />

sees Hitch actor Kevin James as the titular shopping centre security guard<br />

who faces off with a gang of thieves;<br />

titular > titulary^ title = designatory = appellation = name^ misnomer^<br />

^pseudonymous ^anonymous^ anonymity : incognito : alias<br />

• (appellation)- a name, title, or designation, ( , , , , -<br />

, - ); Their general appellation was the bulldogs of England.<br />

— The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch;<br />

• (misnomer)- a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation, (<br />

, ); Anthropomorphism; but it seems to me<br />

a misnomer, and to convey quite wrong ideas. — Life and Matter A Criticism of<br />

Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe';<br />

• (pseudonymous)- bearing a false or fictitious name, ( , );<br />

Comments are moderated here for 2 reasons: to keep out spam and to protect<br />

the identities of anonymous and pseudonymous writers. — The Tea Makers;<br />

• (anonymous)- (anonymity) without any name acknowledged, as that of<br />

author, contributor, or the like, ( ,<br />

); So, like boorish, anonymous is a more or less direct route to<br />

comment oblivion. — (Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography;<br />

• (anonymity)- The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged,<br />

( ); But now his anonymity was to be dissipated in a friendly if rude<br />

way. — Nathaniel Hawthorne;<br />

• (incognito)- having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name,<br />

esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions, ( , ); His highness<br />

has desired to preserve his incognito, and M. Casanova has played his part to<br />

admiration. " — The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;<br />

• (alias)- a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name,<br />

( , ); John Smith’s alias was Bob Jones;<br />

trinket = bauble = knickknack = novelty > novel<br />

• (trinket)- a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value,<br />

( , ); Her only trinket is a chain and locket,<br />

with a sweet young face in it But there is no chance here for any sort of<br />

education. — A Little Girl in Old Quebec;

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