Alias

See also aliás

English

Etymology

From Latin alias (“‘at another time; in post-Augustan period, at another time or place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise’”), feminine accusative plural of alius (“‘other’”). See else and alien.

Pronunciation

• (WEAE) IPA: /ˈeɪ.li.əs/

  Rhymes: -eɪliəs

Adverb

Alias (not comparable)

Positive Alias

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

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

Synonyms

• AKA

Noun

Singular Alias

Plural alias

Alias (alias)

1. Another name; an assumed name.
2. (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.

Synonyms

• pseudonym

Related terms

• nom de plume

Translations

another name; an assumed name

Bulgarian: псевдоним bg(bg), прозвище bg(bg) German: Pseudonym de(de) n., Deckname de(de) m.

Japanese: 偽名 (ぎめい, gimei), 異名 (いみょう, imyō) Simplified Chinese: 别名, 化名

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French: pseudonyme m. Italian: pseudonimo m. Portuguese: pseudônimo m. Romanian: pseudonim n. Spanish: seudónimo m.

Verb

Infinitive to Alias

Third person singular alias

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle es

to Alias (third-person singular simple present alias, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

1. (computing) To assign an additional name to an entity, often a more user-friendly one.

External links

• Alias in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Alias in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Etymology

From Latin alias (“‘at another time; in post-Augustan period, at another time or place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise’”), feminine accusative plural of alius (“‘other’”).

Adverb

Alias

1. alias

Noun

Alias m. (plural alias)

1. alias

Anagrams

• aails,
• salai

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Spanish

Adverb

Alias

1. alias

Synonyms

• por otro nombre

Noun

Alias m. (plural aliases)

Singular Alias m.

Plural aliases m.

1. alias

Synonyms

• sobrenombre
• apodo
• mote