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nom de plume

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nom de plume  (nm d plm)
n. pl. noms de plume (nm)
See pen name.

[French : nom, name + de, of + plume, pen.]

nom de plume [ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm]
n pl noms de plume [ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm]
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) another term for pen name

nom de plume - Literally "name of the pen," meaning "pseudonym."
See also related terms for pen.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nom de plume - an author's pseudonym
anonym, nom de guerre, pseudonym - a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

nom de plume
noun pseudonym, alias, pen name, assumed name Dodgson wrote under the nom de plume of Lewis Carroll.
Translations
nom de plume [ˈnɒmdəˈpluːm] N (noms de plume (pl)) → seudónimo m, nombre m artístico
nom de plume [ˌnɒmdəˈpluːm] (formal) n (= pen name, pseudonym) → pseudonyme m
nom de plume
nPseudonym nt
nom de plume [ˈnɒmdəˈpluːm] n (Literature) → pseudonimo


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