Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Pen Name

sometimes written nomde-plume. A fictitious name assumed by an author who does not wish to reveal his real name. (See Nom De Guerre.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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