nom de plume
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nom de plume
(nŏm′ də plo͞om′)n. pl. noms de plume (nŏm′)
See pen name.
[French : nom, name + de, of + plume, pen.]
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nom de plume
(ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm)n, pl noms de plume (ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm)
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) another term for pen name
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pen′ name`
n.
a writer's pseudonym; nom de plume.
[1840–50]
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nom de plume
- Literally "name of the pen," meaning "pseudonym."See also related terms for pen.
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Noun | 1. | nom de plume - an author's pseudonym anonym, nom de guerre, pseudonym - a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
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nom de plume
noun pseudonym, alias, pen name, assumed name Dodgson wrote under the nom de plume of Lewis Carroll.
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nom de plume
n → Pseudonym nt
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