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Noun: nom de plume  ,nóm du'ploom
  1. An author's pseudonym
    "Mark Twain was the nom de plume of Samuel Clemens";
    - pen name
Noun: nom de guerre  nóm du'gehr
  1. A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
    "The spy used a nom de guerre for all his covert operations";
    - pseudonym, anonym
Abbreviation: nom.
  1. (grammar) nominative
     
  2. Nominal

Type of: name

Encyclopedia: Nom de plume

Nom de guerre