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View synonyms for nom de plume

nom de plume

[ nom duh ploom; French nawn duh plym ]

noun

, plural noms de plume [nomz d, uh, , ploom, naw, n, d, uh, , plym].


nom de plume

/ ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm /

noun

  1. another term for pen name
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nom de plume

  1. French for “pen name”; an invented name under which an author writes. Mark Twain was the nom de plume of Samuel L. Clemens .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nom de plume1

First recorded in 1815–25; coined in English, from French words: literally, “pen name”

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