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

nom de plume

noun
 
/ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/
 
/ˌnɑːm də ˈpluːm/
(plural noms de plume
 
/ˌnɒm də ˈpluːm/
 
/ˌnɑːm də ˈpluːm/
)
(from French)
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  1. a name used by a writer instead of their real name synonym pen name, pseudonym
    Word 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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