PSEUDONYM


Meaning of PSEUDONYM in English

pseu ‧ do ‧ nym /ˈsjuːd ə nɪm $ ˈsuː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: pseudonyme , from Greek pseudonymos 'having a false name' ]

an invented name that a writer, artist etc uses instead of their real name SYN nom de plume

under a pseudonym

He wrote under the pseudonym ‘Silchester’.

—pseudonymous /sjuːˈdɒnəməs, sjuːˈdɒnɪməs $ suːˈdɑː-/ adjective :

He was the pseudonymous author.

—pseudonymously adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.