English dictionary · noun
pseudonym
A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
Meaning and definitions
- A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
Connected roots
- -onym
name
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- anonymous
of unknown name or authorship
- acronym
An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
- synonym
a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another
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