Definitions

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  • noun A pen name or pseudonym

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  • noun an author's pseudonym

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French : nom, name + de, of + plume, pen.]

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Coined in English from French nom ("name") + de ("of") + plume ("feather"), by analogy with the borrowed nom de guerre.

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  • An author's pseudonym or pen-name. (from WordCraft)

    May 20, 2008

  • Excuse the lolcat, but this one is lovely!

    December 24, 2008

  • That lolcat is teh alsome!

    December 24, 2008