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Added 9 October 2026

alias

/ˈeɪ.li.əs/ adverb

Latin root: alias Wiktionary

adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about alias at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as.
Used to connect the different names of a person who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful
Smith, alias Simpson.

noun

Another name; especially, an assumed name.
A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.

verb

To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.
To make or become indistinguishable.

Origin

From Latin alias (“at another time; at another place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”). See else and alien.

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