Samuel Langhorne Clemens

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The real name of the American writer Mark Twain

proper noun
/ˈsæm.ju.əl ˈlæŋ.hɔrn ˈklɛm.ənz/

: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is better known under his pen name, Mark Twain.

Examples

Did you know that Samuel Langhorne Clemens is also known as Mark Twain?
Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote several novels that remain classics of American literature.
Many consider Samuel Langhorne Clemens one of the greatest American authors of all time.
The author Samuel Langhorne Clemens wrote many famous novels.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens is the celebrated author behind the timeless stories of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known popularly as Mark Twain, was a master of humor and satire in American literature.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens became famous for his unique storytelling style that captured the essence of 19th-century America.

Synonyms

Mark Twain

vsSamuel Langhorne Clemens

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A name used by the American writer Samuel Clemens, author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

is the author's real personal name rather than the written pen name

Surface Forms

Samuel Langhorne Clemens main

Morphology

Samuel + Langhorne + Clemens

This is a personal name whose referential meaning (the identity of Mark Twain and his authorship) cannot be derived from the literal constituents. Knowing the parts 'Samuel', 'Langhorne', and 'Clemens' does not give a B1 learner the biographical information needed, so the expression is arbitrary and non-compositional.

Etymology

Samuel Langhorne Clemens is the real name of the writer who used the pen name 'Mark Twain'. He took the name 'Mark Twain' from a riverboat word meaning a safe depth of water on the Mississippi, so Samuel Langhorne Clemens and 'Mark Twain' are the same famous author.