nom de plume
noun/ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/
/ˌnɑːm də ˈpluːm/
(plural noms de plume
(from French)/ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/
/ˌnɑːm də ˈpluːm/
)- a name used by a writer instead of their real name synonym pen name, pseudonymWord Originearly 19th cent.: formed in English from French words, to render the sense ‘pen-name’, on the pattern of nom de guerre.
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