n.
A fictitious name, especially a pen name.
[French pseudonyme, from Greek pseudōnumon, neuter of pseudōnumos, falsely named : pseudēs, false; see pseudo- + onuma, name.]
pseudonymity pseu'do·nym'i·ty n.pseudonymous pseu·don'y·mous (sū-dŏn'ə-məs) adj.
pseudonymously pseu·don'y·mous·ly adv.
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