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NOM DE GUERRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Synonyms:
anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("nom de guerre" is a kind of...):
name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nom de guerre"):
stage name (the pseudonym of an actor)
nom de plume; pen name (an author's pseudonym)