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NOM DE PLUME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nom de plume mean?
• NOM DE PLUME (noun)
The noun NOM DE PLUME has 1 sense:
1. an author's pseudonym
Familiarity information: NOM DE PLUME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An author's pseudonym
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
nom de plume; pen name
Hypernyms ("nom de plume" is a kind of...):
anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)
Context examples
"None at all, if you please, she doesn't wish her name to appear and has no nom de plume," said Jo, blushing in spite of herself.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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