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pseudonyme

/psø.dɔ.nim/

adjective/psø.dɔ.nim/

pseudonymous, done under a pseudonym

(First attested in 1690.) Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) + ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă, “name”) + -ος (-os), ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă) being a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseud- + -onyme

noun, masculine/psø.dɔ.nim/plural: pseudonymes

pseudonym

Synonyms: faux nom, nom de guerre, nom d'emprunt, pseudo

Related: pseudo

(First attested in 1690.) Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos), from ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) + ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă, “name”) + -ος (-os), ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă) being a dialectal form of ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, pseud- + -onyme