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pseudonyme.

pseudonymous, done under a pseudonym

10 characters4 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/psø.dɔ.nim/
  1. pseudonymous, done under a pseudonym

Where this word comes from

(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/psø.dɔ.nim/
  1. pseudonym

    masculine
Where this word comes from

(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

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