Definitions for pseudonymˈsud n ɪm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

pseu•do•nymˈsud n ɪm(n.)

  1. a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name.

    Category: Literature

Origin of pseudonym:

1840–50; < Gk pseudṓnymon false name

pseu`do•nym′i•ty(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre(noun)

    a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role

Wiktionary

  1. pseudonym(Noun)

    A fictitious name, often used by writers and movie stars.

    The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.

  2. Origin: From pseudonymous, from pseudonyme, from ψευδώνυμος, from ψευδής and ὄνυμα, from ὄνομα.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pseudonym(noun)

    a fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name


Translations for pseudonym

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

pseudonym(noun)

a false name used by an author

He wrote under a pseudonym.

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