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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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Two are being identified with pseudonyms out of concern for the safety of relatives in Afghanistan.

— Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026
Some of these up-and-coming filmmakers, however, create cinematic experiences not under their legal names, but pseudonyms.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

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