Nom-de-plume
[nom duh ploom; French nawn duh plym] /ˌnɒm də ˈplum; French nɔ̃ də ˈplüm/
noun, plural noms de plume
[nomz duh ploom; French nawn duh plym] /ˌnɒmz də ˈplum; French nɔ̃ də ˈplüm/ (Show IPA)
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/ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm/
noun (pl) noms de plume (ˈnɒm də ˈpluːm)
1.
another term for pen name
noun
a pen name
Word Origin
French
Usage Note
pl noms de plume
nom de plume [(nom di ploohm)]
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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