In ancient Egypt, the Sphinx is a male statue of a lion with the head of a human, sometimes with wings. Most sphinxes however represent a king in his appearance as the sun god.
An anacronym is an acronym or an abbreviation so old or familiar that no one remembers what its letters stand for, such as BASIC or COBOL . By the way, an acronym is not just any abbreviation. It's a word that is short for other words, usually using their initial letters.
âº the âsituation in which someone's âname is not given or âknown: The âpolice have âreassured âwitnesses that they will be âguaranteed anonymity. (Definition of anonymity from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press). a âsituation in which a âperson is not âknown by or âspoken of by âname: For âwitnesses who may be âafraid to âspeak out, the âpolice have âguaranteed anonymity. (Definition of anonymity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).