pseudonym

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  1. noun A fictitious name, especially a pen name.

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  • Professional women who use a pseudonym are always deemed to be unmarried I am obliged to you for the information. —  Nest Of Vipers-Gladys Mitchell-Bradley 55
  • When an author uses a pseudonym, that is clearly stated on the SA author page. —  Hardware Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
  • Bigging your real self up using a pseudonym is all fine and dandy. —  Libertarian Blog Place
  • Skin and Bones decided a pseudonym was appropriate to avoid confusion and to suggest a "thriller" author name. —  IT'S A CRIME! (OR A MYSTERY...)
  • Mr Abraham, who is understood to have used a pseudonym is his e-mails, had first written to the company†™ s independent director Krishna G Palepu on December 18, 2008 that Satyam did not have any liquid assets, and this fact could be independently confirmed from its banks, an official, who is privy to the confidential SFIO report told ET. —  The Economic Times
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnumon, neuter of pseudōnumos, falsely named : pseudēs, false; see pseudo- + onuma, name; see nŏ̄-men- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Also pseudonyme; from French pseudonyme, from Greek ψευδώνυμος, having a false name, from ψευδής, false, + όνυμα, ὄνομα, name.
 

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/ˈsjudənɪm/
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