First Known Use: 1823
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nom de plume
noun \-ˈplüm\
: a name used by a writer instead of the writer's real name
plural noms de plume \ˌnäm(z)-di-\
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Origin of NOM DE PLUME
French, pen name; probably coined in English
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Rhymes with NOM DE PLUME
anteroom, baby boom, banquet room, birthing room, boiler room, city room, coffee room, common room, counting room, cutting room, elbow room, family room, impostume, Jacquard loom, keeping room, ladies' room, living room, locker-room, lumber room, powder room, ready room, rumpus room, sitting room, smoking room, sonic boom, standing room, straw mushroom, tiring-room, waiting room, wiggle room, women's room, witches'-broom
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