nom de guerre
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See also: nom-de-guerre
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nom de guerre (literally “war name”), referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌnɒm də ˈɡɛə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]nom de guerre (plural noms de guerre)
- Synonym of pseudonym.
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pseudonym — see pseudonym
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “name of war”, referring to the pseudonyms used during wars.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]nom de guerre m (plural noms de guerre)
- pseudonym used in wartime
- La Tulipe, Sans-Quartier, Va-de-bon-cœur, sont des noms de guerre du passé que des soldats prenaient en s’engageant.
- The Tulip, No-Quarter, Merry-Go, are wartime nicknames from the past taken by soldiers while enroling
- (by extension) nom de guerre: pseudonym
- Synonyms: nom d’emprunt, pseudonyme
- Hyponyms: nom de code, nom de plume, nom de scène
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: nom de guerre
Further reading
[edit]- “guerre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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