Pseudonym
//ˈsu.də.nɪm// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
"The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll."
- 2 a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role wordnet
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More examples"I always found weird to participate in a community under a pseudonym and sign messages with another name."
Etymology
Back-formation from pseudonymous, from French pseudonyme (“pseudonymous”, adjective), from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) and ὄνυμα (ónuma), a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseudo- + -onym.
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