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alias

US/ˈeɪ.li.əs/ fairly common
noun (1) adverb (1)

noun

1.

adverb

1.

as known or named at another time or place

  • “Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette”
Synonyms

Origin

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

Phrases

  • alias summons

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