alias
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adverb \ˈā-lē-əs, ˈāl-yəs\Definition of ALIAS
: otherwise called : otherwise known as
See Origin of ALIAS
Latin, otherwise, from alius other — more at else
First Known Use: 15th century
2alias
nounDefinition of ALIAS
: an assumed or additional name
Examples of ALIAS
- a fugitive using several aliases
- <a dressmaker whom everyone knows as “Bet,” her adopted alias in the dressmaking business that she named after Betsy Ross>
First Known Use of ALIAS
1605
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