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nom de guerre

[nom duh gair; Fr. nawn duh ger]
–noun, plural noms de guerre [nomz duh gair; Fr. nawn duh ger] .
an assumed name, as one under which a person fights, paints, writes, etc.; pseudonym.

Origin:
< F: lit., war name
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nom de guerre   (nŏm' də gâr')   
n.   pl. noms de guerre (nŏm')
A fictitious name; a pseudonym.

[French : nom, name + de, of + guerre, war.]
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