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pen name
also pen·name (pĕn′nām′)n.
A pseudonym used by a writer. Also called nom de plume.
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pen name
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(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an author's pseudonym. Also called: nom de plume
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pen′ name`
n.
a writer's pseudonym; nom de plume.
[1840–50]
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Noun | 1. | pen name - an author's pseudonym anonym, nom de guerre, pseudonym - a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
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pen name
noun pseudonym, nom de plume, allonym Eric Blair, better known by his pen name of George Orwell
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pen name
n → Pseudonym nt, → Schriftstellername m
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pen name
n → pseudonimoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995