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noms de plume

noun

plural of nom de plume

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formal a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name He wrote under a nom de plume.

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pseudonyms

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Before the game of spin the bottle, Andrey and Mark had never met (both men are referred to by pseudonyms to protect their identity).

— Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026
Ken, Bev and Cat (all three are pseudonyms) were neighbors in the complex who all worked as filmmakers.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026

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