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pen name

/ˈpen neɪm/noun

उच्चारण पेन नेम

उपनाम, लेखकीय नाम

Core word

noun
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    a name used by a writer instead of their real name

    उपनाम, लेखकीय नाम

    • Munshi Premchand was the pen name of Dhanpat Rai Srivastava.
    • She writes her columns under a pen name.
    • Many women authors used a pen name in the nineteenth century.
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    • Why did the poet choose such an unusual pen name?
    • The novel was published under a pen name, and few knew who wrote it.

    Synonyms pseudonym nom de plume

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One-word substitution

A name used by a writer instead of their real name is a pseudonym or pen name.

One-word substitution: लेखक द्वारा अपने असली नाम की जगह इस्तेमाल किया गया नाम pseudonym या pen name कहलाता है।