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Pseudonym, has its origins in the Greek word pseudōnymos, which means "bearing a false name." Greek speakers formed their word by combining pseud-, meaning "false," and onyma, meaning "name." French speakers adopted the Greek word as pseudonyme, and English speakers later modified the French word into pseudonym. Many celebrated authors have used pseudonyms. Samuel Clemens wrote under the pseudonym "Mark Twain," Charles Lutwidge Dodgson assumed the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll," and Mary Ann Evans used "George Eliot" as her pseudonym.
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Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
King’s Running Man, published in 1982 and written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, was set in 2025 in an America under a totalitarian regime that uses violent game shows to placate the disenfranchised masses.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Even after the defendants were granted a pseudonym in federal court, the unredacted complaint remains online.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
He was identified by the pseudonym John Roe N.L. in that filing.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
Arena denied the claim but acknowledged that the content had been created by a third party company where authors used pseudonyms to protect their identities.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Stateline agreed to use a pseudonym for this story and withheld Cancel’s full name for their safety.
—Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
That means patients like Melissa, who is going by a pseudonym given the sensitivity of the topic, are stuck in limbo, and in some cases running out of options.
—Brian Barrett, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
One of Hardy's victims, who went only by the pseudonym Melanie, told The Guardian that in school, Hardy was a target for bullies and seemed lonely.
—Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
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“Pseudonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudonym. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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