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alias

[ ey-lee-uhs ]

noun

, plural a·li·as·es.
  1. a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:

    The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.

    Synonyms: pseudonym, nom de plume, nom de guerre



adverb

  1. at another time; in another place; in other circumstances; otherwise: “Simpson alias Smith” means that Simpson in other circumstances has called himself Smith.

alias

/ ˈeɪlɪəs /

adverb

  1. at another time or place known as or named

    Dylan, alias Zimmerman



noun

  1. an assumed name

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alias1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin: “at another time, otherwise”; else

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Word History and Origins

Origin of alias1

C16: from Latin aliās (adv) otherwise, at another time, from alius other

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Example Sentences

He was living under the alias Alonso Rivera Muñoz as a middling real estate developer and art collector in Querétaro.

Part of the alias and the disguise is masking racism with the mechanisms of large, diverse institutions.

Miller, who also uses the alias Frazier Glenn Cross Jr., has an extensive résumé of hate.

As far as I could tell, only one of my friends had managed to ditch her adolescent alias along the way—and with good reason.

An older person interested in history, I would suggest Alias Grace or The Blind Assassin.

Billy Towler—alias Walleye—looked after him with an air of uncertainty.

I've asked them and their friends to come down here to headquarters for the unveiling of Black Hood, alias the Eye.

"You might spare me that 'alias, the Eye' business," Black Hood said, some of his old-time banter returning.

And up sprang the little black figure of Pizotti, alias Plornish, and the next moment he had leaped to the ice!

Widow of a workman named Pierre alias Bougival; she was usually designated by the latter name.

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