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pseudonyms

/ˈsudoʊnɪmz/ /ˈpsudoʊnɪmz/

Meanings
noun
A fictitious name, as those used by writers and movie stars.

Examples :

"Many authors use pseudonyms to keep their real identities secret from the public. "
person literature entertainment media culture writing title

Related Words

Illustration secret

secret noun

/ˈsiːkɹət/

A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.

""Can you keep a secret?" "Yes." "So can I.""

Illustration identities

identities noun

/aɪˈdɛntɪtiz/ /ɪˈdɛntɪtiz/

Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.

"The police were investigating if the fingerprints found at both crime scenes could confirm the identities of the suspects. "

Illustration those

those pronoun

/ðəʊz/ /ðoʊz/

(demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

"He went home, and after that I never saw him again."

Illustration movie

movie noun

/ˈmuːvi/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"My favorite movie is about a group of friends who go on an adventure. "

Illustration public

public noun

/ˈpʌblɪk/

The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.

"Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration name

name noun

/neɪm/

Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

"My sister's name is Emily. "

Illustration authors

authors noun

/ˈɔː.θəz/ /ˈɔ.θɚz/

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

"Have you read any Corinthian authors?"

Illustration stars

stars noun

/stɑːz/ /stɑɹz/

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.

"We looked up at night and saw many stars shining brightly in the sky, each staying in its same place compared to the others. "

Illustration writers

writers noun

/ˈɹaɪtəz/ /ˈɹaɪtɚz/

A person who writes, or produces literary work.

"Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!"

Illustration fictitious

fictitious adjective

/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/

Invented; contrived.

"The story about a talking dog was a fictitious tale, not based on real events. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "