nom de plume
nom de plume
noun \-ˈplüm\ plural noms de plume \ˌnäm(z)-di-\
Definition of NOM DE PLUME
Examples of NOM DE PLUME
- He wrote under a nom de plume.
Origin of NOM DE PLUME
French, pen name; probably coined in English
First Known Use: 1823
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Rhymes with NOM DE PLUME
anteroom, baby boom, banquet room, birthing room, boiler room, city room, coffee room, common room, counting room, cutting room, elbow room, family room, impostume, Jacquard loom, keeping room, ladies' room, living room, locker-room, lumber room, powder room, ready room, rumpus room, sitting room, smoking room, sonic boom, standing room, straw mushroom, tiring-room, waiting room, wiggle room, women's room, witches'-broom
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