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Pen name — Pen Pen, n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne, fr. L. penna.] 1. A feather. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. A wing. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a reed, or of the quill of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pen name — Name Name (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG. namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn, Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere, gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. o mona, Scr. n[=a]man. [root]267. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pen name — n a name used by a writer instead of their real name = ↑pseudonym … Dictionary of contemporary English
pen name — pen ,name noun count a name a writer uses instead of their real name in stories, articles, etc. they write … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pen name — [n] pseudonym AKA*, alias, anonym, assumed name, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, professional name, pseudonym; concepts 268,683 … New thesaurus
pen name — n. a name used by an author in place of his or her true name; nom de plume SYN. PSEUDONYM … English World dictionary
pen name — *pseudonym, nom de plume, alias, nom de guerre, incognito … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pen name — pen′ name n. lit. a writer s pseudonym; nom de plume • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
pen-name — see nom de plume … Modern English usage
pen name — ► NOUN ▪ a literary pseudonym … English terms dictionary
