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Definition of nom de guerre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nom de guerre

noun
 
/ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)/
 
/ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer/
(plural noms de guerre
 
/ˌnɒm də ˈɡeə(r)/
 
/ˌnɑːm də ˈɡer/
)
(from French, formal)
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  1. a false name that is used, for example, by somebody who belongs to a military organization that is not official
    Word OriginFrench, literally ‘war name’.
See nom de guerre in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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