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2 definitions for Nom de guerre

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :


  Nom \Nom\, n. [F. See Noun.]
     Name.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Nom de guerre, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious
        name, or one assumed for a time.
  
     Nom de plume, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by
        an author as his or her signature.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  nom de guerre
       n : a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular
           social role [syn: pseudonym, anonym]

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