pen-name

A form of pen name — A fictitious name used by an author in place of their actual name; a writer's pseudonym.

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Meanings

nounpen-name (plural pen-names)

plural pen-names

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pen name.

    Lǎo Shě is the pen-name of Shū Qìngchūn (1899-1966).

    现代中文选读

    1988, Wei-ping Liu, Readings in Modern Chinese [现代中文选读], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 74
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APA

pen-name. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen-name

MLA

“pen-name.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen-name. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pen-name,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pen-name.

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