Definitions for pseudonymˈsud n ɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pseu•do•nymˈsud n ɪm(n.)
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
pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre(noun)
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Wiktionary
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.
Origin: From pseudonymous, from pseudonyme, from ψευδώνυμος, from ψευδής and ὄνυμα, from ὄνομα.
Webster Dictionary
Pseudonym(noun)
a fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a pen name
Translations for pseudonym
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- skuilnaamAfrikaans
- إسْم مُسْتَعارArabic
- псевдонимBulgarian
- pseudônimoPortuguese (BR)
- pseudonymCzech
- das PseudonymGerman
- pseudonymDanish
- ψευδώνυμοGreek
- seudónimoSpanish
- varjunimiEstonian
- نام مستعارFarsi
- salanimiFinnish
- pseudonymeFrench
- שֵׁם בָּדוּיHebrew
- कृतक नामHindi
- (írói) álnévHungarian
- nama samaranIndonesian
- höfundarnafn, dulnefniIcelandic
- pseudonimoItalian
- ペンネームJapanese
- 가명, 필명Korean
- slapyvardisLithuanian
- pseidonīmsLatvian
- nama samaranMalay
- schuilnaamDutch
- pseudonymNorwegian
- pseudonimPolish
- نام مستعارPersian
- خلاصه نوم، مستعار نومPashto
- pseudónimoPortuguese
- pseudonimRomanian
- псевдонимRussian
- pseudonymSlovak
- psevdonimSlovenian
- pseudonimSerbian
- pseudonymSwedish
- นามปากกาThai
- takma adTurkish
- 筆名Chinese (Trad.)
- псевдонимUkrainian
- قلمي نام، مصنف کا فرضي نامUrdu
- bút danhVietnamese
- 笔名Chinese (Simp.)
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