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Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + plume (“feather”), by analogy with the borrowed nom de guerre.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
nom de plume
Today it means: A pen name or pseudonym. Full definition →
Today it means: A pen name or pseudonym. Full definition →
Pseudo-Gallicism, derived from nom (“name”) + de (“of”) + plume (“feather”), by analogy with the borrowed nom de guerre.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.